People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Malawi
Malawi: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 4.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Malawi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Malawi stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Malawi peaked at 17.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2017.
That places Malawi 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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): Q3 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 10.8% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.6% | 10.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Malawi?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Malawi was 4.6% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Malawi ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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