People using safely managed drinking water services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: People using safely managed drinking water services was 45.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services 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 using safely managed drinking water services in Dominican Republic stood at 45.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Dominican Republic peaked at 45.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 116th of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.1% | — |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.8% | 42.1% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 43.8% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 45.0% | 45.3% | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0236 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Dominican Republic?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Dominican Republic was 45.3% 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 using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 116th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.