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Malawi: People practicing open defecation, rural
2.20percent · 2024-73.3% since 2014
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. Annual figures for Malawi from 2000 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.196 | |
| 2023 | 2.8 | |
| 2022 | 3.403 | |
| 2021 | 4.007 | |
| 2020 | 4.61 | |
| 2019 | 5.213 | |
| 2018 | 5.817 | |
| 2017 | 6.42 | |
| 2016 | 7.024 | |
| 2015 | 7.627 | |
| 2014 | 8.231 | |
| 2013 | 8.834 | |
| 2012 | 9.437 | |
| 2011 | 10.041 | |
| 2010 | 10.644 | |
| 2009 | 11.248 | |
| 2008 | 11.851 | |
| 2007 | 12.455 | |
| 2006 | 13.058 | |
| 2005 | 13.661 | |
| 2004 | 14.265 | |
| 2003 | 14.868 | |
| 2002 | 15.472 | |
| 2001 | 16.075 | |
| 2000 | 16.679 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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