People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Malawi
Malawi: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 was 7.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 in Malawi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 7.4% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Malawi peaked at 23.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 44th 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): Q2 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.6% | — |
| 2001 | 22.6% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 15.0% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.4% | 14.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Malawi?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 in Malawi was 7.4% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q2 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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