People using at least: Q4 … sanitation Q4 rural in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using at least: Q4 … sanitation Q4 rural was 5.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 5.1% for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 314.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Madagascar peaked at 5.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 94th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People using at least: Q4 … sanitation Q4 rural in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +569.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +85.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +46.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +8.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 5.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.9%, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 5.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.2%, 24% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People using at least: Q4 … sanitation Q4 rural in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +569.8% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2006 | +85.1% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 5.1% | 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Madagascar?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Madagascar was 5.1% 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Madagascar ranks 94th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 314.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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