Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 15.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 920.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 415,720 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.75 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 429,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 440,800 (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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