Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS was 39.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
39.5%
World rank
18th
of 36 countries
All-time high
39.5%
in 2015
All-time low
12.0%
in 1993
Years of data
6
1993–2015
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Burkina Faso, 1993–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 39.5% for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 139.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Burkina Faso peaked at 39.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 12.0% | — |
| 1999 | 14.6% | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +86.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 39.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.5%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 39.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.2%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 12.0% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 21.2% | 39.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Burkina Faso?
- Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Burkina Faso was 39.5% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors?
- Burkina Faso ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2015.
- Is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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