People using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: People using safely managed sanitation services was 43.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic is 43.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic peaked at 52.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 97th of 146 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 using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.0% | — |
| 2001 | 52.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.8% | 48.9% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 44.9% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 43.0% | 44.5% | 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 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.564 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.733 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic was 43.0% 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 sanitation services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 97th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.