People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Madagascar
Madagascar: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 55.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
55.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
7th
of 97 countries
All-time high
55.9%
in 2017
All-time low
53.5%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 55.9% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Madagascar peaked at 55.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 7th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.5% | — |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 53.5% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 54.8% | 55.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 4 Burkina Faso 63.1% compare
- 5 Togo 61.9% compare
- 6 Namibia 57.2% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 50.9% compare
- 9 Mauritania 37.6% compare
- 10 India 36.5% 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): q3 in Madagascar?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Madagascar was 55.9% 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): q3 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Madagascar ranks 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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