People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban in Sudan
Sudan: People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2017)
0.0%
World rank
42nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2004
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
14
2004–2017
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Sudan, 2004–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Sudan peaked at 0.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Sudan ranks 42nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban in Sudan, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.5% | — |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%. (21 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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- 42 Albania 0.0%
- 42 Angola 0.0% compare
- 42 Armenia 0.0%
- 42 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 42 Barbados 0.0%
- 42 Belarus 0.0%
- 42 Belize 0.0%
- 42 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0%
- 42 Cambodia 0.0%
- 42 Chad 0.0% compare
- 42 Congo 0.0% compare
- 42 Costa Rica 0.0%
- 42 Egypt 0.0%
- 42 El Salvador 0.0%
- 42 Eswatini 0.0%
- 42 Ethiopia 0.0% compare
- 42 Gabon 0.0%
- 42 Gambia 0.0%
- 42 Georgia 0.0%
- 42 Guinea 0.0% compare
- 42 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 42 Guyana 0.0%
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- 42 Jamaica 0.0%
- 42 Jordan 0.0%
- 42 Kazakhstan 0.0%
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- 42 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
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- 42 Maldives 0.0%
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- 42 Moldova 0.0%
- 42 Montenegro 0.0%
- 42 North Macedonia 0.0%
- 42 Panama 0.0%
- 42 Paraguay 0.0%
- 42 Philippines 0.0%
- 42 Rwanda 0.0%
- 42 Serbia 0.0%
- 42 South Africa 0.0%
- 42 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 42 Suriname 0.0%
- 42 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 42 Tanzania 0.0%
- 42 Thailand 0.0%
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 42 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 42 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 42 Uganda 0.0%
- 42 Ukraine 0.0% compare
- 42 Uruguay 0.0%
- 42 Vietnam 0.0%
- 42 Palestine 0.0%
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,804 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Sudan?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Sudan was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Sudan ranks 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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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