People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Malawi
Malawi: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 was 0.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Malawi, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Malawi peaked at 0.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 31st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
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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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0234 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Malawi?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Malawi was 0.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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