Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Nigeria
Nigeria: Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS was 36.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
36.8%
World rank
21st
of 36 countries
All-time high
36.8%
in 2017
All-time low
11.6%
in 1990
Years of data
7
1990–2017
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Nigeria, 1990–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2017, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Nigeria stood at 36.8%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Nigeria peaked at 36.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 21st of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.6% | — |
| 1999 | 34.3% | +195.7% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -46.9% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +40.1% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +29.6% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 11.6% | 34.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 18.2% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 26.0% | 36.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Nigeria?
- Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Nigeria was 36.8% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors?
- Nigeria ranks 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
- Is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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