People practicing open defecation, urban in Madagascar
Madagascar: People practicing open defecation, urban was 13.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Madagascar stood at 13.4%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Madagascar peaked at 20.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 9th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.8% | — |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 18.0% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.0% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.4% | 14.7% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Madagascar?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Madagascar was 13.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Madagascar ranks 9th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.