Diarrhea treatment in Maldives
Maldives: Diarrhea treatment was 74.8% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Diarrhea treatment in Maldives, 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
Maldives recorded 74.8% for diarrhea treatment in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Maldives peaked at 74.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1986.
Maldives ranks 4th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Diarrhea treatment in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 12.0% | — |
| 1987 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 27.0% | +125.0% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | +89.6% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +31.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 74.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.7%, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 74.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 60.6%, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.0% | 12.0% | 27.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 74.8% | 74.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Nicaragua 95.4% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 85.3% compare
- 3 Eswatini 84.0% compare
- 5 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 74.1% compare
- 6 Thailand 72.5% compare
- 7 Bangladesh 72.4% compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrhea treatment in Maldives?
- Diarrhea treatment in Maldives was 74.8% in 2017, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1986.
- How does Maldives rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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).