Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Benin
Benin: Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS was 25.4% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
25.4%
Change on year
down 49.3%
World rank
28th
of 36 countries
All-time high
50.1%
in 2012
All-time low
23.3%
in 2001
Years of data
5
1996–2014
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Benin, 1996–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 25.4% for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in 2014.
That represents a change of down 49.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Benin peaked at 50.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2001.
That places Benin 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 25.8% | — |
| 2001 | 23.3% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +115.0% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -49.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 25.4% | 50.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Benin?
- Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Benin was 25.4% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors?
- Benin ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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