Madagascar: Access to drinking water, urban

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 Madagascar

Percent urban population with access to drinking water

 Latest value 41.3
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2022
 Average 29.7
 Min - Max 19.0 - 41.3
 Source WHO/UNICEF
The latest value from 2022 is 41.3 percent, an increase from 40.2 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 69.9 percent, based on data from 93 countries. Historically, the average for Madagascar from 2000 to 2022 is 29.7 percent. The minimum value, 19 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 41.3 percent was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Madagascar - Access to drinking water, urban - Recent values chart

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Madagascar - Access to drinking water, urban - historical chart - 2000-2022




Definition: Access to an improved water source, urban, refers to the percentage of the urban population using an improved drinking water source. The improved drinking water source includes piped water on premises (piped household water connection located inside the users' dwelling, plot or yard), and other improved drinking water sources (public taps or standpipes, tube wells or boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater collection).

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