Diarrhea treatment in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Diarrhea treatment was 85.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Sierra Leone, 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
Sierra Leone recorded 85.3% for diarrhea treatment in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Sierra Leone peaked at 85.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1986.
Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Diarrhea treatment in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 31.0% | — |
| 1987 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 55.0% | +77.4% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +9.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 85.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 35.6%, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 85.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5%, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.0% | 31.0% | 55.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 41.5% | 68.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 72.6% | 85.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- Diarrhea treatment in Sierra Leone was 85.3% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1986.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Sierra Leone ranks 2nd out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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).