Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 8.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 8.7% for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 61.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2024.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 36th out of 247 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.3% | — |
| 2001 | 58.6% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 39.3% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 39.3% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 17.8% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 8.7% | 15.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 33 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.7% compare
- 34 Afghanistan 11.2% compare
- 35 Micronesia (Federated States of) 9.5% compare
- 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.7% compare
- 38 Congo 8.4% compare
- 39 Pakistan 8.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.96 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.76 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.23 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.1 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.161 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.23 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6476 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 8.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2024.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 36th out of 247 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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