Diarrhea treatment in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Diarrhea treatment was 95.4% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Nicaragua, 1986–2012
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 Nicaragua is 95.4%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Nicaragua peaked at 95.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1986.
Nicaragua ranks 1st of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Diarrhea treatment in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 23.0% | — |
| 1987 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 38.0% | +65.2% |
| 1998 | 55.7% | +46.6% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +62.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 95.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 95.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.8%, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.0% | 23.0% | 38.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 55.7% | 55.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 50.0% | 58.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3497 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % 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 Nicaragua?
- Diarrhea treatment in Nicaragua was 95.4% in 2012, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1986.
- How does Nicaragua rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Nicaragua ranks 1st out of 96 countries with data for 2012.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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).