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% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 23.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.4%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 23.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.2%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 Cote 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)
- 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 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.