Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) was 51.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Vietnam, 2000–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2021, diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Vietnam stood at 51.0%.
That represents a change of down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Vietnam peaked at 64.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2000.
That places Vietnam 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.0% | — |
| 2006 | 64.8% | +170.0% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | -11.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 51.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.0%, 98% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 51.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.3%, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 24.0% | 64.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 56.7% | 57.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 10 Dominican Republic 54.0% compare
- 11 Colombia 52.0% compare
- 12 Cambodia 51.6% compare
- 14 Bangladesh 50.9% compare
- 15 Gambia 47.0% compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 46.6% compare
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 Vietnam?
- Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Vietnam was 51.0% in 2021, 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration)?
- Vietnam ranks 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
- Is diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.