People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Malawi
Malawi: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Malawi, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Malawi stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Malawi peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 40th 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, urban (% of urban population): Q3 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 37 Philippines 0.4% compare
- 38 Eswatini 0.4% compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 0.3% compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 0.3% compare
- 42 Uganda 0.3% compare
- 43 Mali 0.2% 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 7.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0123 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Malawi?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 in Malawi was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3?
- Malawi ranks 40th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q3 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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