Diarrhea treatment in El Salvador
El Salvador: Diarrhea treatment was 69.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in El Salvador, 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
In 2014, diarrhea treatment in El Salvador stood at 69.8%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in El Salvador peaked at 69.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1986.
El Salvador ranks 8th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Diarrhea treatment in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 15.0% | — |
| 1987 | 26.0% | +73.3% |
| 1989 | 45.0% | +73.1% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 51.4% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | +21.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 69.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.7%, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 69.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.8%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.7% | 15.0% | 45.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 51.4% | 57.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % 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 El Salvador?
- Diarrhea treatment in El Salvador was 69.8% in 2014, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1986.
- How does El Salvador rank for diarrhea treatment?
- El Salvador ranks 8th out of 96 countries with data for 2014.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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).