People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Malawi
Malawi: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 was 1.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 in Malawi, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.9% for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Malawi peaked at 10.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 32nd 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): Q4 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 5.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Malawi?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 in Malawi was 1.9% 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): q4 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q4 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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