Diarrhea treatment in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Diarrhea treatment was 53.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 53.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Dominican Republic peaked at 53.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1986.
Dominican Republic ranks 30th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 11.0% | — |
| 1987 | 41.0% | +272.7% |
| 1989 | 22.0% | -46.3% |
| 1991 | 25.2% | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 12.4% | -50.8% |
| 1999 | 41.5% | +234.7% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | -32.5% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +43.6% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +50.5% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | +12.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 53.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.7%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 53.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.8%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.7% | 11.0% | 41.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 12.4% | 41.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 28.0% | 40.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 31.9% | 53.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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 Dominican Republic?
- Diarrhea treatment in Dominican Republic was 53.2% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1986.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Dominican Republic ranks 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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).