Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in Malawi
Malawi: Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) was 51.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Malawi, 1986–2020
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 Malawi is 51.4%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Malawi peaked at 69.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1986.
Malawi ranks 33rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 10.0% | — |
| 1987 | 42.0% | +320.0% |
| 1989 | 14.0% | -66.7% |
| 1992 | 43.2% | +208.6% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 61.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | -20.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 51.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 35.6%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 51.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in Malawi 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 | +320.0% | 10.0% | 42.0% |
| 1992 | +208.6% | 14.0% | 43.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.0% | 10.0% | 42.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 43.2% | 49.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.3% | 47.9% | 61.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.5% | 69.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 51.4% | 51.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrhea treatment in Malawi?
- Diarrhea treatment in Malawi was 51.4% in 2020, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1986.
- How does Malawi rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Malawi ranks 33rd out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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).