Madagascar - Access to basic handwashing facilities

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) in Madagascar was 19.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 19.55 in 2020, while its lowest value was 14.81 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 14.81
2001 14.81
2002 14.81
2003 15.08
2004 15.34
2005 15.60
2006 15.87
2007 16.13
2008 16.39
2009 16.66
2010 16.92
2011 17.18
2012 17.45
2013 17.71
2014 17.97
2015 18.24
2016 18.50
2017 18.76
2018 19.03
2019 19.29
2020 19.55

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) in Madagascar was 37.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 42.54 in 2002, while its lowest value was 37.76 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 42.54
2001 42.54
2002 42.54
2003 42.28
2004 42.01
2005 41.75
2006 41.48
2007 41.22
2008 40.95
2009 40.68
2010 40.42
2011 40.15
2012 39.89
2013 39.62
2014 39.36
2015 39.09
2016 38.83
2017 38.56
2018 38.30
2019 38.03
2020 37.76

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population)

People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) in Madagascar was 26.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 26.57 in 2020, while its lowest value was 22.33 in 2000.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 22.33
2001 22.41
2002 22.48
2003 22.67
2004 22.86
2005 23.14
2006 23.40
2007 23.67
2008 23.92
2009 24.18
2010 24.42
2011 24.67
2012 24.90
2013 25.13
2014 25.36
2015 25.58
2016 25.79
2017 25.99
2018 26.19
2019 26.38
2020 26.57

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention