Diarrhea treatment in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Diarrhea treatment was 72.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Bangladesh, 1986–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children under 5 who received ORS packet.
Analysis
The most recent figure for diarrhea treatment in Bangladesh is 72.4%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Bangladesh peaked at 83.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1987.
That places Bangladesh 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 51.0% | — |
| 1987 | 26.0% | -49.0% |
| 1989 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +93.5% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 76.6% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | -13.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 72.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 72.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 60.6%, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diarrhea treatment in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +93.5% | 26.0% | 50.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.3% | 26.0% | 51.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 47.9% | 50.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 61.3% | 76.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 72.4% | 83.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % 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 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % 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 in Bangladesh?
- Diarrhea treatment in Bangladesh was 72.4% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1987.
- How does Bangladesh rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 who received ORS packet). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of children under age 5 with diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey who received oral rehydration salts (ORS packets or pre-packaged ORS fluids).