Diarrhea treatment in Nepal
Nepal: Diarrhea treatment was 59.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Nepal, 1986–2019
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 Nepal is 59.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.8% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Nepal peaked at 59.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1989.
Nepal ranks 17th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 25.0% | — |
| 1987 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 14.0% | -39.1% |
| 1996 | 25.9% | +85.0% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +33.1% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +60.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.7% | 14.0% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 29.3% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 37.0% | 59.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 Nepal?
- Diarrhea treatment in Nepal was 59.5% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1989.
- How does Nepal rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Nepal ranks 17th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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).