People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Yemen
Yemen: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 0.6% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Yemen, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Yemen is 0.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 799.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Yemen peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 10th 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 Yemen, 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 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.1% | — |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 7 Central African Republic 0.7% compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.7% compare
- 9 Liberia 0.6% compare
- 11 Indonesia 0.6% compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
- 13 Burundi 0.4% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Yemen?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Yemen was 0.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Yemen ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 799.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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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