Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Peru
Peru: Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) was 43.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Peru, 1992–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Peru recorded 43.5% for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in 2020.
The figure is down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Peru peaked at 64.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1992.
Peru ranks 23rd of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24.7% | — |
| 1996 | 31.4% | +27.1% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | +46.8% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | -26.9% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 43.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.0%, 84% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Peru's 43.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.5%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 24.7% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 46.1% | 60.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 57.0% | 64.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 20 Kenya 45.1% compare
- 21 Philippines 44.8% compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 44.4% compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 43.0% compare
- 25 Guinea 42.4% compare
- 25 Madagascar 42.4% compare
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % 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 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % 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 Peru?
- Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Peru was 43.5% in 2020, 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1992.
- How does Peru rank for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration)?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.