People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Malawi
Malawi: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 was 1.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Malawi, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.6% for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Malawi peaked at 4.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 38th 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, rural (% of rural population): Q5 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Malawi?
- People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 in Malawi was 1.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): q5 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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