Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Kenya
Kenya: Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS was 53.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
53.8%
World rank
6th
of 36 countries
All-time high
53.8%
in 2014
All-time low
29.2%
in 2003
Years of data
6
1993–2014
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Kenya, 1993–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 53.8% for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Kenya peaked at 53.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 31.6% | — |
| 1998 | 36.9% | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 39.2% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 31.6% | 36.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 29.2% | 39.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Kenya?
- Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Kenya was 53.8% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors?
- Kenya ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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