Diarrhea treatment in Madagascar
Madagascar: Diarrhea treatment was 19.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Madagascar, 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
The most recent figure for diarrhea treatment in Madagascar is 19.6%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Madagascar peaked at 23.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1987.
Madagascar ranks 88th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 12.0% | — |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -83.3% |
| 1989 | 11.0% | +450.0% |
| 1992 | 14.2% | +29.1% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | +62.7% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -55.0% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +36.3% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 2.0% | 12.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 14.2% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.4% | 16.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.6% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrhea treatment in Madagascar?
- Diarrhea treatment in Madagascar was 19.6% in 2021, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1987.
- How does Madagascar rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Madagascar ranks 88th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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).