Diarrhea treatment in Nigeria
Nigeria: Diarrhea treatment was 40.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Nigeria, 1986–2018
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 Nigeria is 40.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Nigeria peaked at 40.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 52nd out of 96 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 18.0% | — |
| 1987 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 35.0% | +75.0% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | -66.6% |
| 1999 | 34.3% | +193.2% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -46.9% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +40.1% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +29.6% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +8.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 40.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 40.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.3% | 18.0% | 35.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 11.7% | 34.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 18.2% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 26.0% | 40.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 49 Sao Tome and Principe 41.6% compare
- 50 Niger 40.8% compare
- 51 Equatorial Guinea 40.4% compare
- 52 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 40.0% compare
- 54 Afghanistan 39.9% compare
- 55 Lesotho 39.7% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 Nigeria?
- Diarrhea treatment in Nigeria was 40.0% in 2018, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Nigeria ranks 52nd out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).