Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Guinea
Guinea: Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) was 42.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Guinea, 1999–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2018, diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Guinea stood at 42.4%.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Guinea peaked at 44.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1999.
Guinea ranks 25th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.6% | — |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +53.8% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | -4.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 42.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.7%, 99% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 42.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.4%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 37.6% | 44.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 39.9% | 44.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 22 Burkina Faso 44.4% compare
- 23 Peru 43.5% compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 43.0% compare
- 25 Madagascar 42.4% compare
- 27 Malawi 41.0% compare
- 28 Yemen 39.7% compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 Guinea?
- Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Guinea was 42.4% in 2018, 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration)?
- Guinea ranks 25th out of 43 countries with data for 2018.
- Is diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.