People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Somalia
Somalia: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 1.4% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Somalia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Somalia stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 462.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Somalia peaked at 1.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 4th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Somalia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +616.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +86.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +46.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 7.3% compare
- 2 Madagascar 3.3% compare
- 3 Benin 1.4% compare
- 5 Nigeria 0.7% compare
- 6 Ghana 0.7% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 0.7% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0764 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Somalia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Somalia was 1.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Somalia ranks 4th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 462.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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