People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 43.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Madagascar is 43.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Madagascar peaked at 43.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 96th 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.9% | — |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 27.9% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 36.1% | 43.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 93 Congo 57.0% compare
- 94 Sierra Leone 55.7% compare
- 95 Ethiopia 52.1% compare
- 97 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 33.2% 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Madagascar?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Madagascar was 43.4% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Madagascar ranks 96th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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 sanitation services, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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