Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) was 59.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 59.7% for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Sierra Leone peaked at 59.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2005.
That places Sierra Leone 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.0% | — |
| 2005 | 31.0% | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +82.3% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | +16.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 59.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 41.0%, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 59.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.4%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 31.0% | 56.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 51.1% | 59.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Sierra Leone was 59.7% in 2019, 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.