Diarrhea treatment in Ghana
Ghana: Diarrhea treatment was 47.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 47.8%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Ghana peaked at 48.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1986.
That places Ghana 36th out of 96 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.0% | — |
| 1987 | 36.0% | +1100.0% |
| 1988 | 33.5% | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 21.0% | -37.3% |
| 1993 | 28.5% | +35.7% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +32.2% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -25.4% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +54.5% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +38.9% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | -1.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 47.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 47.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diarrhea treatment in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1100.0% | 3.0% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.4% | 3.0% | 36.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 28.9% | 28.5% | 29.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 28.8% | 44.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 35.0% | 48.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 Ghana?
- Diarrhea treatment in Ghana was 47.8% in 2018, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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).