Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS was 85.1% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Sierra Leone, 2000–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2013, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Sierra Leone stood at 85.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Sierra Leone peaked at 85.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.5% | — |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 41.5% | 68.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 72.6% | 85.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Sierra Leone?
- Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Sierra Leone was 85.1% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2013.
- Is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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