Diarrhea treatment in Senegal
Senegal: Diarrhea treatment was 26.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Senegal, 1986–2019
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 Senegal is 26.0%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Senegal peaked at 31.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1986.
That places Senegal 79th out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.0% | — |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +200.0% |
| 1989 | 27.0% | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | -75.6% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +66.7% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +37.3% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +49.3% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +39.8% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -35.1% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.0% | 3.0% | 27.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 6.6% | 15.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 17.2% | 31.6% | 8 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 Senegal?
- Diarrhea treatment in Senegal was 26.0% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1986.
- How does Senegal rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Senegal ranks 79th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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).