Madagascar - People practicing open defecation

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population)

People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Madagascar was 54.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 54.12 in 2020, while its lowest value was 47.13 in 2000.

Definition: People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2000 47.13
2001 47.48
2002 47.83
2003 48.18
2004 48.53
2005 48.88
2006 49.23
2007 49.58
2008 49.93
2009 50.28
2010 50.62
2011 50.97
2012 51.32
2013 51.67
2014 52.02
2015 52.37
2016 52.72
2017 53.07
2018 53.42
2019 53.77
2020 54.12

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population)

People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Madagascar was 23.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 23.65 in 2020, while its lowest value was 17.56 in 2000.

Definition: People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2000 17.56
2001 17.86
2002 18.17
2003 18.47
2004 18.78
2005 19.08
2006 19.39
2007 19.69
2008 20.00
2009 20.30
2010 20.61
2011 20.91
2012 21.21
2013 21.52
2014 21.82
2015 22.13
2016 22.43
2017 22.74
2018 23.04
2019 23.35
2020 23.65

People practicing open defecation (% of population)

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Madagascar was 42.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 42.38 in 2020, while its lowest value was 39.11 in 2000.

Definition: People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation (http://www.wssinfo.org/).

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Year Value
2000 39.11
2001 39.37
2002 39.63
2003 39.88
2004 40.14
2005 40.29
2006 40.45
2007 40.60
2008 40.75
2009 40.89
2010 41.04
2011 41.18
2012 41.32
2013 41.46
2014 41.59
2015 41.73
2016 41.86
2017 41.99
2018 42.12
2019 42.25
2020 42.38

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors