People using at least basic sanitation services in Dominica
Dominica: People using at least basic sanitation services was 80.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Dominica, 2000–2017
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 at least basic sanitation services in Dominica is 80.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Dominica peaked at 80.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2000.
Dominica ranks 150th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 64.0% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 76.6% | 80.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 147 Cayman Islands 83.2% compare
- 148 Cape Verde 83.1% compare
- 149 Rwanda 81.3% compare
- 151 Marshall Islands 79.0% compare
- 152 Peru 78.8% compare
- 153 South Africa 77.4% compare
More health data for Dominica
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 426 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 460 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 421 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 453 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 410 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 447 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 410 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 438 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 427 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 373 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Dominica?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Dominica was 80.4% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Dominica ranks 150th out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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 at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. 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.