Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Jordan
Jordan: Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) was 46.2% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Jordan, 1997–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Jordan recorded 46.2% for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Jordan peaked at 46.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2007.
That places Jordan 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 40.7% | — |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +34.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 46.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.0%, 89% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.7% | 40.7% | 40.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 32.2% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 34.4% | 46.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 14 Bangladesh 50.9% compare
- 15 Gambia 47.0% compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 46.6% compare
- 18 Zimbabwe 45.6% compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 45.5% compare
- 20 Kenya 45.1% compare
More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 842.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 470 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % 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 0.048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 Jordan?
- Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Jordan was 46.2% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2007.
- How does Jordan rank for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration)?
- Jordan ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2018.
- Is diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan 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.