Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Zambia
Zambia: Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) was 57.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Zambia, 1996–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Zambia is 57.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Zambia peaked at 57.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1996.
Zambia ranks 7th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 43.4% | — |
| 2002 | 47.8% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 57.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.7%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 57.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.4%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 47.8% | 56.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 56.2% | 57.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 4 Indonesia 61.0% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 59.7% compare
- 6 Sudan 59.3% compare
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 56.3% compare
- 9 Lesotho 54.5% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 54.0% compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 Zambia?
- Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Zambia was 57.1% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration)?
- Zambia ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.