People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 57.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Dominican Republic stood at 57.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Dominican Republic peaked at 57.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 36th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.5% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 52.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.7% | 49.5% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 54.3% | 57.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Dominican Republic?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Dominican Republic was 57.2% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Dominican Republic ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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