Ghana vs Malawi: Diarrhea treatment
Ghana
47.8%
in 2018
Malawi
51.4%
in 2020
Ghana rank
36th
Malawi rank
33rd
Diarrhea treatment over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 51.4% against 47.8% in Ghana, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Malawi ahead.
Ghana ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 96 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.0% | 22.0% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 55.2% | 26.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 63.5% | 14.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher diarrhea treatment, Ghana or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 51.4% against 47.8% in Ghana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in diarrhea treatment between Ghana and Malawi?
- 3.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2014.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for diarrhea treatment?
- Ghana ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 33rd 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
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).