North Korea vs Maldives: Diarrhea treatment

North Korea
74.1%
in 2017
Maldives
74.8%
in 2017
North Korea rank
5th
Maldives rank
4th

Diarrhea treatment over time

  • North Korea
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 74.8% against 74.1% in North Korea, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Maldives ahead.

North Korea ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 4th of 96 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 17.3% 17.0% 0.3% North Korea
2000s 74.0% 57.0% 17.0% North Korea
2010s 74.1% 74.8% 0.7% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diarrhea treatment, North Korea or Maldives?
Maldives, at 74.8% against 74.1% in North Korea as of 2017.
What is the difference in diarrhea treatment between North Korea and Maldives?
0.7%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Maldives?
5 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
How do North Korea and Maldives rank globally for diarrhea treatment?
North Korea ranks 5th and Maldives ranks 4th 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).