Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) was 19.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Rwanda, 2000–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2020, diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Rwanda stood at 19.3%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Rwanda peaked at 30.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2020.
Rwanda ranks 43rd of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4% | — |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | -32.7% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -1.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 19.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 41.0%, 47% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 19.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.4%, 46% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 20.4% | 30.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 19.5% | 20.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Rwanda?
- Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Rwanda was 19.3% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration)?
- Rwanda ranks 43rd out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.