People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 94.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Dominican Republic, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Dominican Republic stood at 94.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 25th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.4% | — |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 82.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 85.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 88.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.5% | 80.4% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 89.4% | 94.8% | 8 |
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0149 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Dominican Republic?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Dominican Republic was 94.8% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 25th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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