People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 60.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 60.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar peaked at 60.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 88th 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 basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 60.2% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 27.0% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 44.7% | 60.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 85 Tanzania, United Republic of 66.5% compare
- 86 Sierra Leone 66.0% compare
- 87 Kenya 60.9% compare
- 89 Burkina Faso 59.4% compare
- 90 Rwanda 58.5% compare
- 91 Benin 58.5% compare
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 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)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0095 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar was 60.2% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Madagascar ranks 88th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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