Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in India
India: Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS was 50.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in India, 1993–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2016, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in India stood at 50.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.8% on the previous year and up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in India peaked at 50.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1993.
That places India 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 17.5% | — |
| 1999 | 26.8% | +53.1% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | +51.2% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 17.5% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 39.3% | 50.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in India?
- Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in India was 50.6% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1993.
- How does India rank for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors?
- India ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
- Is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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