People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 was 50.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar is 50.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar peaked at 50.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 93rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q4 … drinking Q4 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.5% | — |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +1.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 50.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 64.0%, 78% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 50.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.9%, 60% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 40.5% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 45.7% | 50.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar was 50.2% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Madagascar ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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