Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS (%) by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
85.1%
Sierra Leone
Lowest
14.6%
Madagascar
Median
39.1%
Years covered
30
1988–2017
Data points
221
What the numbers show
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS (%) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 85.1% in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 14.6% in Madagascar.
The median across all reporting countries is 39.1%, and the mean is 39.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 623.2%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia, Plurinational State of (down 22.6%).
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 85.1% | 2013 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 77.0% | 2014 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 3 | Malawi | 64.7% | 2016 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 4 | Zambia | 64.1% | 2014 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 5 | Colombia | 54.1% | 2010 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 6 | Kenya | 53.8% | 2014 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 50.9% | 2014 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 8 | Haiti | 50.6% | 2017 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 8 | India | 50.6% | 2016 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 49.1% | 2013 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 11 | Guatemala | 48.8% | 2015 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 12 | Ghana | 48.6% | 2014 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 47.5% | 2014 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 46.7% | 2016 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 15 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 44.8% | 2016 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 16 | Niger | 40.8% | 2015 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 40.5% | 2015 | up 623.2% | rising |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 39.5% | 2015 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 38.8% | 2012 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 20 | Nepal | 37.0% | 2016 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 21 | Nigeria | 36.8% | 2017 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 22 | Burundi | 35.6% | 2017 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 23 | Guinea | 34.3% | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 32.0% | 2015 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 25 | Senegal | 31.6% | 2015 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 28.4% | 2014 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 27 | Rwanda | 27.5% | 2015 | up 137.1% | rising |
| 28 | Benin | 25.4% | 2014 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 22.3% | 2012 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 30 | Mali | 20.9% | 2015 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 31 | Chad | 20.4% | 2015 | up 35.1% | falling |
| 31 | Jordan | 20.4% | 2012 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 33 | Togo | 18.6% | 2014 | up 82.9% | flat |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.5% | 2016 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 35 | Cameroon | 15.8% | 2014 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 36 | Madagascar | 14.6% | 2013 | up 17.7% | falling |