Diarrhea treatment in Rwanda
Rwanda: Diarrhea treatment was 28.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 28.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Rwanda peaked at 29.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1986.
That places Rwanda 75th out of 96 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 8.0% | — |
| 1987 | 24.0% | +200.0% |
| 1989 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27.6% | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -50.7% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +83.6% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +36.6% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.7% | 8.0% | 24.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.6% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 27.5% | 29.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- 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 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % 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 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % 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 Rwanda?
- Diarrhea treatment in Rwanda was 28.0% in 2020, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1986.
- How does Rwanda rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Rwanda ranks 75th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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).