Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Dominican Republic stood at 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More infrastructure data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.71 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.15 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9371 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Dominican Republic was 1.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Dominican Republic ranks 64th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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