Diarrhea treatment in Egypt
Egypt: Diarrhea treatment was 28.4% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Diarrhea treatment in Egypt, 1986–2014
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children under 5 who received ORS packet.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 28.4% for diarrhea treatment in 2014.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Egypt peaked at 83.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2003.
That places Egypt 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 61.0% | — |
| 1987 | 83.0% | +36.1% |
| 1989 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28.9% | -65.2% |
| 1993 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | +38.6% |
| 1996 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 28.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 71% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 28.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.5%, 74% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.7% | 61.0% | 83.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 28.9% | 40.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 28.2% | 33.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 28.4% | 28.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- Diarrhea treatment in Egypt was 28.4% in 2014, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2003.
- How does Egypt rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Egypt ranks 73rd out of 96 countries with data for 2014.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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).