Diarrhea treatment in Peru
Peru: Diarrhea treatment was 22.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Peru, 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 Peru is 22.4%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Peru peaked at 34.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1986.
That places Peru 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 6.0% | — |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +200.0% |
| 1989 | 25.0% | +38.9% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.3% | 6.0% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 19.8% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 21.9% | 32.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 28.2% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % 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 0.038 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrhea treatment in Peru?
- Diarrhea treatment in Peru was 22.4% in 2020, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1986.
- How does Peru rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Peru ranks 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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).