Cameroon vs Madagascar: Diarrhea treatment

Cameroon
17.9%
in 2018
Madagascar
19.6%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
91st
Madagascar rank
88th

Diarrhea treatment over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
020406080198620032021

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 19.6% against 17.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Madagascar ahead.

Cameroon ranks 91st and Madagascar ranks 88th of 96 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 35.7% 8.3% 27.3% Cameroon
2000s 15.4% 11.4% 4.0% Cameroon
2010s 17.9% 18.7% 0.8% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diarrhea treatment, Cameroon or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 19.6% against 17.9% in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in diarrhea treatment between Cameroon and Madagascar?
1.7%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
6 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for diarrhea treatment?
Cameroon ranks 91st and Madagascar ranks 88th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?
State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet)
Unit
% of children under 5 who received ORS packet
Source
State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 813 data points, 1985–2021
Last refreshed

Percentage of children under age 5 with diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey who received oral rehydration salts (ORS packets or pre-packaged ORS fluids).