People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Madagascar
Madagascar: People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural was 19.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 19.9% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Madagascar peaked at 19.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 13th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest rural in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +1.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 19.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.2%, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 19.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5%, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 15.3% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 10 Mauritania 23.0% compare
- 11 Nigeria 20.8% compare
- 12 Sao Tome and Principe 20.3% compare
- 14 Yemen 16.2% compare
- 15 Zimbabwe 14.5% compare
- 16 Central African Republic 14.1% 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): q5 in Madagascar?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Madagascar was 19.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Madagascar ranks 13th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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