People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 51.2% 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 urban population.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 51.2% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Dominican Republic peaked at 57.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 76th of 113 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 urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57.4% | — |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 51.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 55% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 51.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 52.6% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.9% | 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 51.2% 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 57.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Dominican Republic ranks 76th out of 113 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 8.6%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.