Diarrhea treatment in Benin
Benin: Diarrhea treatment was 22.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Benin, 1986–2018
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 Benin is 22.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Benin peaked at 50.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1986.
That places Benin 85th out of 96 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Diarrhea treatment in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 12.0% | — |
| 1987 | 26.0% | +116.7% |
| 1989 | 45.0% | +73.1% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | -42.7% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +115.0% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -49.3% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -12.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 22.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 55% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 22.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5%, 59% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.7% | 12.0% | 45.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 22.2% | 50.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 82 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 24.1% compare
- 83 Central African Republic 23.4% compare
- 84 Peru 22.4% compare
- 86 Morocco 22.1% compare
- 87 Mali 21.4% compare
- 88 Madagascar 19.6% compare
- 88 Sudan 19.6% compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % 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 Benin?
- Diarrhea treatment in Benin was 22.2% in 2018, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1986.
- How does Benin rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Benin ranks 85th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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).