Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 15.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 112 countries
All-time high
16.5%
in 2000
All-time low
15.1%
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Madagascar stood at 15.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Madagascar peaked at 16.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2023.
That places Madagascar 95th out of 112 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.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 15.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.4%, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 15.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 16.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.1% | 15.3% | 5 |
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)
- 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 population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Madagascar?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Madagascar was 15.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Madagascar ranks 95th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with basic handwashing facilities at home (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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