Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Zambia
Zambia: Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS was 64.1% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
64.1%
World rank
4th
of 36 countries
All-time high
64.1%
in 2014
All-time low
52.9%
in 1992
Years of data
5
1992–2014
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Zambia, 1992–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Zambia stood at 64.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Zambia peaked at 64.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 1992.
That places Zambia 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORS in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 52.9% | — |
| 1996 | 53.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.4% | 52.9% | 53.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 53.2% | 59.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 64.1% | 64.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Zambia?
- Children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors in Zambia was 64.1% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors?
- Zambia ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Is children aged <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ors rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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