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| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.38 | 0.57 | 1.26 | 1.94 | 2.63 | 3.31 | 4.00 | 4.68 | 5.37 | 9.41 | 13.4 | 17.5 | 21.5 | 25.6 | 28.2 | 30.9 | 33.6 | 36.3 | 39.0 | 41.7 | 44.4 | 47.1 | 49.8 | |||
| Urban | 0.01 | 0.66 | 1.32 | 1.97 | 3.42 | 4.87 | 6.32 | 7.76 | 9.21 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 24.4 | 36.6 | 48.9 | 61.1 | 73.4 | 73.2 | 73.1 | 73.0 | 72.9 | 72.8 | 72.7 | 72.5 | 72.4 | 72.3 | |||
| Rural | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.58 | 1.05 | 1.52 | 1.99 | 2.46 | 2.93 | 3.40 | 6.11 | 8.81 | 11.5 | 14.2 | 16.9 | 19.7 | 22.6 | 25.4 | 28.2 | 31.0 | 33.8 | 36.6 | 39.5 | 42.3 | |||
| Poor | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.41 | 0.59 | 0.77 | 0.95 | 1.13 | 1.31 | 5.03 | 8.75 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 19.9 | 22.4 | 24.8 | 27.3 | 29.8 | 32.2 | 34.7 | 37.1 | 39.6 | 42.0 | |||
| Nonpoor | 0.01 | 5.53 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 23.3 | 30.1 | 36.9 | 43.7 | 50.5 | 57.3 | 64.0 | 70.9 | 77.8 | 84.6 | 91.5 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.6 | |||
| Lowest 25% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 1.53 | 2.89 | 4.26 | 5.62 | 6.99 | 8.35 | 9.72 | 11.1 | 12.5 | |||
| Second 25% | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 1.31 | 1.91 | 2.52 | 3.12 | 6.46 | 9.81 | 13.2 | 16.5 | 19.8 | 23.2 | 26.5 | 29.9 | 33.2 | |||
| Third 25% | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 4.17 | 7.82 | 11.5 | 15.1 | 18.8 | 23.6 | 28.5 | 33.3 | 38.2 | 43.0 | 47.9 | 52.7 | 57.6 | 62.5 | |||
| Highest 25% | 0.01 | 0.76 | 1.52 | 2.27 | 4.94 | 7.61 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 15.6 | 18.3 | 21.0 | 32.8 | 44.6 | 56.5 | 68.3 | 80.1 | 81.3 | 82.6 | 83.8 | 85.0 | 86.2 | 87.4 | 88.6 | 89.8 | 91.0 | |||
| Antananarivo | 0.01 | 0.50 | 0.99 | 1.48 | 3.31 | 5.15 | 6.98 | 8.82 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 19.5 | 24.7 | 29.9 | 35.0 | 40.2 | 42.4 | 44.6 | 46.7 | 48.9 | 51.1 | 53.3 | 55.4 | 57.6 | 59.8 | |||
| Antsiranana | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.38 | 0.57 | 0.78 | 0.98 | 1.19 | 1.39 | 1.60 | 1.80 | 2.01 | 5.14 | 8.28 | 11.4 | 14.5 | 17.7 | 22.9 | 28.2 | 33.4 | 38.7 | 43.9 | 49.1 | 54.4 | 59.6 | 64.9 | |||
| Fianarantsoa | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.37 | 0.50 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 1.01 | 3.87 | 6.73 | 9.60 | 12.5 | 15.3 | 17.6 | 19.8 | 22.1 | 24.3 | 26.6 | 28.9 | 31.1 | 33.4 | 35.6 | |||
| Mahajanga | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.39 | 0.53 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.94 | 1.08 | 1.22 | 5.55 | 9.89 | 14.2 | 18.6 | 22.9 | 26.8 | 30.7 | 34.6 | 38.5 | 42.4 | 46.3 | 50.2 | 54.1 | 58.0 | |||
| Toamasina | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.51 | 0.77 | 1.02 | 1.28 | 1.53 | 1.79 | 6.23 | 10.7 | 15.1 | 19.6 | 24.0 | 26.8 | 29.6 | 32.4 | 35.2 | 38.0 | 40.9 | 43.7 | 46.5 | 49.3 | |||
| Toliary | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.43 | 0.54 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.86 | 3.52 | 6.19 | 8.85 | 11.5 | 14.2 | 16.4 | 18.7 | 20.9 | 23.2 | 25.4 | 27.7 | 29.9 | 32.2 | 34.5 | |||
| Alaotra Mangoro | 22.5 | 24.6 | 26.7 | 28.8 | 30.9 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 37.1 | 39.2 | 41.3 | 43.4 | 45.5 | 47.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Analamanga | 53.5 | 55.2 | 56.8 | 58.5 | 60.2 | 61.8 | 63.5 | 65.2 | 66.8 | 68.5 | 70.2 | 71.8 | 73.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Analanjirofo | 0.01 | 3.84 | 7.67 | 11.5 | 16.2 | 20.9 | 25.6 | 30.3 | 35.1 | 39.8 | 44.5 | 49.2 | 53.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Anamoroni Mania | 11.7 | 14.6 | 17.4 | 20.2 | 23.0 | 25.8 | 28.7 | 31.5 | 34.3 | 37.1 | 40.0 | 42.8 | 45.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Androy | 1.13 | 3.31 | 5.48 | 7.66 | 9.84 | 12.0 | 14.2 | 16.4 | 18.5 | 20.7 | 22.9 | 25.1 | 27.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Anosy | 9.45 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 23.1 | 24.8 | 26.5 | 28.2 | 29.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Atsimo Andrefana | 6.83 | 9.11 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 18.2 | 20.5 | 22.8 | 25.1 | 27.3 | 29.6 | 31.9 | 34.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Atsimo Atsinanana | 2.65 | 4.30 | 5.96 | 7.61 | 9.26 | 10.9 | 12.6 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 19.2 | 20.8 | 22.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Atsinanana | 28.4 | 30.0 | 31.6 | 33.1 | 34.7 | 36.3 | 37.8 | 39.4 | 41.0 | 42.6 | 44.1 | 45.7 | 47.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Betsiboka | 7.18 | 10.5 | 13.8 | 17.2 | 20.5 | 23.8 | 27.2 | 30.5 | 33.9 | 37.2 | 40.5 | 43.9 | 47.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Boeny | 42.9 | 44.2 | 45.5 | 46.9 | 48.2 | 49.5 | 50.9 | 52.2 | 53.5 | 54.9 | 56.2 | 57.5 | 58.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Bongolava | 0.94 | 4.81 | 8.67 | 12.5 | 16.4 | 20.3 | 24.1 | 28.0 | 31.9 | 35.7 | 39.6 | 43.5 | 47.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Diana | 21.6 | 25.4 | 29.3 | 33.2 | 37.0 | 40.9 | 44.7 | 48.6 | 52.5 | 56.3 | 60.2 | 64.0 | 67.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Haute Matsiatra | 13.1 | 15.9 | 18.6 | 21.4 | 24.1 | 26.9 | 29.6 | 32.4 | 35.1 | 37.9 | 40.6 | 43.4 | 46.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Ihorombe | 8.68 | 11.8 | 14.9 | 18.0 | 21.1 | 24.2 | 27.4 | 30.5 | 33.6 | 36.7 | 39.8 | 42.9 | 46.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Itasy | 13.9 | 16.4 | 18.9 | 21.3 | 23.8 | 26.3 | 28.7 | 31.2 | 33.7 | 36.1 | 38.6 | 41.1 | 43.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Melaky | 0.01 | 1.67 | 3.33 | 4.99 | 9.41 | 13.8 | 18.2 | 22.7 | 27.1 | 31.5 | 35.9 | 40.3 | 44.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Menabe | 13.4 | 16.2 | 19.1 | 21.9 | 24.7 | 27.5 | 30.3 | 33.1 | 36.0 | 38.8 | 41.6 | 44.4 | 47.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Sava | 0.01 | 2.98 | 5.94 | 8.91 | 14.8 | 20.6 | 26.5 | 32.4 | 38.2 | 44.1 | 50.0 | 55.9 | 61.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Sofia | 0.01 | 4.29 | 8.57 | 12.9 | 18.4 | 23.9 | 29.4 | 34.9 | 40.4 | 45.9 | 51.4 | 56.9 | 62.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Vakinankaratra | 16.8 | 19.2 | 21.5 | 23.9 | 26.3 | 28.6 | 31.0 | 33.4 | 35.7 | 38.1 | 40.5 | 42.8 | 45.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Vatovavy Fitovinany | 3.81 | 5.63 | 7.46 | 9.29 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 18.4 | 20.3 | 22.1 | 23.9 | 25.7 | |||||||||||||||