People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Malawi
Malawi: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 was 5.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Malawi, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 5.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Malawi peaked at 12.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2017.
That places Malawi 42nd 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.5% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 39 Dominican Republic 6.2% compare
- 40 Uganda 6.1% compare
- 41 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.7% compare
- 43 Guinea-Bissau 4.7% compare
- 44 Gabon 4.7% compare
- 45 Colombia 4.3% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.05 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Malawi?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 in Malawi was 5.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1?
- Malawi ranks 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q1 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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