Diarrhea treatment in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Diarrhea treatment was 42.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Lower middle income, 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
The most recent figure for diarrhea treatment in Lower middle income is 42.0%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Lower middle income peaked at 42.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 1986.
Diarrhea treatment in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 24.6% | — |
| 1987 | 27.2% | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 26.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +41.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.0% | 24.6% | 27.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrhea treatment in Lower middle income?
- Diarrhea treatment in Lower middle income was 42.0% in 2014, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 1986.
- How does Lower middle income rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Lower middle income ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2014.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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).