People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in Dominican Republic stood at 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 73rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -5.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 6.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 2.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0434 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Dominican Republic?
- People practicing open defecation in Dominican Republic was 1.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Dominican Republic ranks 73rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.