People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Madagascar
Madagascar: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 was 54.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
54.6%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
12th
of 97 countries
All-time high
63.6%
in 2000
All-time low
54.6%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Madagascar stood at 54.6%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Madagascar peaked at 63.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2017.
Madagascar ranks 12th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.6% | — |
| 2001 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | -1.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 54.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.3%, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 54.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.9% | 59.4% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 54.6% | 58.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 9 Burkina Faso 65.5% compare
- 10 Angola 57.4% compare
- 11 India 56.4% compare
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 46.6% compare
- 14 Cambodia 45.5% compare
- 15 Mozambique 43.2% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Madagascar?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 in Madagascar was 54.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 63.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2017.
- How does Madagascar rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3?
- Madagascar ranks 12th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q3 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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