People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 48.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Dominican Republic, 2008–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 48.5% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Dominican Republic peaked at 53.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 73rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 52.8% | — |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.9% | 52.8% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 49.4% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 48.2% | 48.8% | 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)
- 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0431 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0448 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Dominican Republic?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Dominican Republic was 48.5% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Dominican Republic ranks 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.