Diarrhea treatment in India
India: Diarrhea treatment was 60.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in India, 1986–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children under 5 who received ORS packet.
Analysis
In 2021, diarrhea treatment in India stood at 60.6%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in India peaked at 60.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1989.
India ranks 16th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Diarrhea treatment in India, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 21.0% | — |
| 1987 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 13.0% | -43.5% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | +34.6% |
| 1999 | 26.8% | +53.1% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | +51.2% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +28.8% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.0% | 13.0% | 23.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 17.5% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 39.3% | 50.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrhea treatment in India?
- Diarrhea treatment in India was 60.6% in 2021, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1989.
- How does India rank for diarrhea treatment?
- India ranks 16th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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).