Diarrhea treatment in Somalia
Somalia: Diarrhea treatment was 13.2% in 2006. ◆ Volatile
Diarrhea treatment in Somalia, 1986–2006
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 Somalia is 13.2%, measured in 2006.
The figure is down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Somalia peaked at 29.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1986.
That places Somalia 96th out of 96 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Diarrhea treatment in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5.0% | — |
| 1987 | 12.0% | +140.0% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | -41.7% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | +325.7% |
| 2000 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -55.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 13.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 35.6%, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 13.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5%, 35% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 5.0% | 12.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 13.2% | 29.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % 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 Somalia?
- Diarrhea treatment in Somalia was 13.2% in 2006, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1986.
- How does Somalia rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Somalia ranks 96th out of 96 countries with data for 2006.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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).