Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Nepal
Nepal: Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS was 37.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
37.0%
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
44.0%
in 2014
All-time low
25.9%
in 1996
Years of data
6
1996–2016
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Nepal, 1996–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Nepal is 37.0%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Nepal peaked at 44.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1996.
Nepal ranks 20th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 25.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.2% | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +33.1% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 29.3% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 37.0% | 44.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Nepal?
- Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Nepal was 37.0% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1996.
- How does Nepal rank for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors?
- Nepal ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
- Is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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