People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Madagascar
Madagascar: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 60.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Madagascar is 60.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Madagascar peaked at 75.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2017.
Madagascar ranks 9th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.6% | — |
| 2001 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 71.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.7% | 68.4% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 60.0% | 67.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 6 Mauritania 69.7% compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 69.0% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 65.1% compare
- 10 Cambodia 59.8% compare
- 11 India 59.6% compare
- 12 Liberia 59.0% compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1921 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1973 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Madagascar?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Madagascar was 60.0% 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): q2 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2017.
- How does Madagascar rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Madagascar ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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