People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Madagascar
Madagascar: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 23.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 23.5% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Madagascar peaked at 23.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2023.
That places Madagascar 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.4% | 23.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 93 Burkina Faso 25.9% compare
- 94 Uganda 24.6% compare
- 95 Equatorial Guinea 24.2% compare
- 97 Haiti 22.7% compare
- 98 Central African Republic 22.4% compare
- 99 Côte d'Ivoire 22.0% 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Madagascar?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Madagascar was 23.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Madagascar ranks 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.