People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Madagascar
Madagascar: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 was 19.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 19.4% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Madagascar peaked at 28.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2017.
Madagascar ranks 5th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.3% | — |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6% | 24.2% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 19.4% | 23.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Madagascar?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 in Madagascar was 19.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2017.
- How does Madagascar rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2?
- Madagascar ranks 5th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q2 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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