People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Madagascar
Madagascar: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 17.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Madagascar stood at 17.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Madagascar peaked at 17.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 3rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.1% | 17.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Madagascar?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Madagascar was 17.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Madagascar ranks 3rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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