People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Malawi
Malawi: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 was 14.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Malawi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 14.5% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Malawi peaked at 32.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 53rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.2% | — |
| 2001 | 31.2% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 22.8% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 14.5% | 21.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Malawi?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 in Malawi was 14.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1?
- Malawi ranks 53rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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