Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) was 29.0% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Bolivia, 1989–2008
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Bolivia is 29.0%, measured in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Bolivia peaked at 59.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2008.
That places Bolivia 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 59.8% | — |
| 1998 | 33.9% | -43.3% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +74.0% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -46.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 29.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.7%, 68% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 29.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.5%, 67% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.8% | 59.8% | 59.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 29.0% | 59.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Bolivia?
- Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Bolivia was 29.0% in 2008, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 1989.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2008.
- How does Bolivia rank for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration)?
- Bolivia ranks 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2008.
- Is diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children with diarrhea who received oral rehydration and continued feeding refer to the percentage of children under age five with diarrhea in the two weeks prior to the survey who received either oral rehydration therapy or increased fluids, with continued feeding.