Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in North Korea
North Korea: Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) was 74.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Diarrhea treatment in North Korea, 1986–2017
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of children under 5 who received ORS packet.
Analysis
In 2017, diarrhea treatment in North Korea stood at 74.1%.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in North Korea peaked at 81.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1986.
That places North Korea 5th out of 96 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 52.0% | — |
| 1998 | 81.2% | +56.2% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 74.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 35.6%, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 74.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.1%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.3% | 0.0% | 52.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 74.0% | 74.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 74.1% | 74.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 2 Sierra Leone 85.3% compare
- 3 Eswatini 84.0% compare
- 4 Maldives 74.8% compare
- 6 Thailand 72.5% compare
- 7 Bangladesh 72.4% compare
- 8 El Salvador 69.8% compare
More health data for North Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 175,499 (2025)
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 166,257 (2025)
- Population, male 49.5% (2025)
- Population, female 50.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 12.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 9.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrhea treatment in North Korea?
- Diarrhea treatment in North Korea was 74.1% in 2017, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1986.
- How does North Korea rank for diarrhea treatment?
- North Korea ranks 5th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea 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).