People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 25.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar stood at 25.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar peaked at 25.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 94th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 9.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 17.7% | 25.2% | 8 |
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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)
- 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar was 25.2% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Madagascar ranks 94th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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