Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Malawi
Malawi: Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS was 64.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
64.7%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
3rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
69.0%
in 2010
All-time low
32.1%
in 1992
Years of data
7
1992–2016
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Malawi, 1992–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 64.7% for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in 2016.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Malawi peaked at 69.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 1992.
That places Malawi 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 32.1% | — |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +49.2% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 47.9% | 61.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.5% | 69.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Sierra Leone 85.1% compare
- 2 Bangladesh 77.0% compare
- 4 Zambia 64.1% compare
- 5 Colombia 54.1% compare
- 6 Kenya 53.8% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Malawi?
- Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Malawi was 64.7% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors?
- Malawi ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
- Is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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