Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 33.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic, 2008–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic stood at 33.3%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic peaked at 41.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2021.
That places Dominican Republic 68th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 35.1% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 33.3% | 34.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic was 33.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Dominican Republic ranks 68th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.