Diarrhea treatment in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Diarrhea treatment was 47.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment in Vanuatu, 1986–2013
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 Vanuatu is 47.6%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Vanuatu peaked at 47.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1986.
That places Vanuatu 37th out of 96 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Diarrhea treatment in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 6.0% | — |
| 1987 | 31.0% | +416.7% |
| 1989 | 42.0% | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -44.8% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | +105.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 47.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 47.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.1%, 83% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.3% | 6.0% | 42.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Diarrhea treatment in Vanuatu was 47.6% in 2013, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1986.
- How does Vanuatu rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Vanuatu ranks 37th out of 96 countries with data for 2013.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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).