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

102030401990200320171990: 11.61999: 34.32003: 18.22008: 25.52011: 262013: 33.72017: 36.8

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

Annual values for Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS (%) in Nigeria, 1990 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 18 Burkina Faso 39.5% compare
  2. 19 Indonesia 38.8% compare
  3. 20 Nepal 37.0% compare
  4. 22 Burundi 35.6% compare
  5. 23 Guinea 34.3% compare
  6. 24 Peru 32.0% compare

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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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Indicator
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
36 places, 221 data points, 1988–2017
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