Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS was 50.9% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
50.9%
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
7th
of 36 countries
All-time high
50.9%
in 2014
All-time low
11.1%
in 2000
Years of data
6
1997–2014
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Viet Nam, 1997–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Viet Nam stood at 50.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Viet Nam peaked at 50.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2000.
That places Viet Nam 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 39.7% | — |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -72.0% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +264.0% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -34.9% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | +76.8% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 11.1% | 40.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 46.5% | 50.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Viet Nam?
- Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Viet Nam was 50.9% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors?
- Viet Nam ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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