Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Ghana
Ghana: Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS was 48.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
48.6%
Change on year
up 38.9%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
48.6%
in 2014
All-time low
28.5%
in 1993
Years of data
8
1988–2014
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Ghana, 1988–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 48.6% for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in 2014. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 38.9% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Ghana peaked at 48.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1993.
Ghana ranks 12th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 33.5% | — |
| 1993 | 28.5% | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -25.4% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +54.5% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.5% | 33.5% | 33.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.9% | 28.5% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 28.8% | 44.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 35.0% | 48.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 10 Philippines 49.1% compare
- 11 Guatemala 48.8% compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 47.5% compare
- 14 Uganda 46.7% compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 44.8% compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0513 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Ghana?
- Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Ghana was 48.6% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1993.
- How does Ghana rank for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors?
- Ghana ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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