People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Madagascar
Madagascar: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 35.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Madagascar stood at 35.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Madagascar peaked at 43.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2023.
That places Madagascar 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 40.5% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 36.9% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.5% | 36.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 83 Nigeria 38.2% compare
- 84 Uganda 36.7% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 35.5% compare
- 87 Central African Republic 35.4% compare
- 88 South Sudan 34.7% compare
- 89 Chad 34.1% 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)
- 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)
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 35.5% 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 43.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Madagascar ranks 86th out of 113 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 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.