Proportion of population practising open defecation in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of population practising open defecation was 27.01 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practising open defecation in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practising open defecation in Madagascar stood at 27.01. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practising open defecation in Madagascar peaked at 44.44 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.01, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 13th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.27 | 37.92 | 44.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.82 | 30.53 | 37.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4 | 27.01 | 29.81 | 5 |
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More population data for Madagascar
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2896 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.436 (2100)
- Population density 146.69 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.06 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.436 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 83 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practising open defecation in Madagascar?
- Proportion of population practising open defecation in Madagascar was 27.01 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 44.44 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practising open defecation recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.01 in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of population practising open defecation?
- Madagascar ranks 13th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practising open defecation rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population practising open defecation (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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