People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Zimbabwe, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Zimbabwe is 0.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 111.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 13 Burundi 0.4% compare
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
- 15 Togo 0.3% compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 0.2% compare
- 18 Mozambique 0.2% compare
- 19 Lesotho 0.2% compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Zimbabwe?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Zimbabwe was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Zimbabwe ranks 16th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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