Diarrhea treatment in Yemen
Yemen: Diarrhea treatment was 25.3% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Diarrhea treatment in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 25.3%, measured in 2013.
The figure is down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment in Yemen peaked at 32.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1989.
That places Yemen 81st out of 96 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Diarrhea treatment in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 11.0% | — |
| 1987 | 7.0% | -36.4% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 30.7% | +411.7% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -22.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 25.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 35.6%, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 25.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.5%, 66% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 6.0% | 11.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 30.7% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is diarrhea treatment in Yemen?
- Diarrhea treatment in Yemen was 25.3% in 2013, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1989.
- How does Yemen rank for diarrhea treatment?
- Yemen ranks 81st out of 96 countries with data for 2013.
- Is diarrhea treatment rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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).