Diarrhea treatment in Gabon
Gabon: Diarrhea treatment was 26.1% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Gabon, 1986–2012
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 Gabon is 26.1%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Gabon peaked at 26.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1986.
That places Gabon 78th out of 96 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Diarrhea treatment in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 7.0% | — |
| 1987 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +42.9% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | +148.0% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 10.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 1 |
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More health data for Gabon
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % 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 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % 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 Gabon?
- Diarrhea treatment in Gabon was 26.1% in 2012, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1986.
- How does Gabon rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Gabon ranks 78th out of 96 countries with data for 2012.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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).