Diarrhea treatment in Samoa
Samoa: Diarrhea treatment was 58.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Diarrhea treatment in Samoa, 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
Samoa recorded 58.6% for diarrhea treatment in 2020.
The figure is down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Samoa peaked at 68.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1986.
That places Samoa 19th out of 96 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Diarrhea treatment in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 6.0% | — |
| 1987 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +871.4% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 58.6% | 58.6% | 1 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.4899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrhea treatment in Samoa?
- Diarrhea treatment in Samoa was 58.6% in 2020, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1986.
- How does Samoa rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Samoa ranks 19th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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).