Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Sierra Leone has the highest diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) (85.3% in 2019) and Chad the lowest (17.4% in 2019).
What this measures
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).
Limitations: The indicator does not assess the severity of the diarrhea.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 85.3% | 2019 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 72.4% | 2019 |
| 3 | Zambia | 66.8% | 2019 |
| 4 | Nepal | 59.5% | 2019 |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 58.1% | 2021 |
| 6 | Guinea | 54.9% | 2018 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 53.2% | 2019 |
| 8 | Malawi | 51.4% | 2020 |
| 9 | Ghana | 47.8% | 2018 |
| 10 | Philippines | 44.8% | 2017 |
| 11 | Bolivia | 40% | 2016 |
| 12 | Nigeria | 40% | 2018 |
| 13 | Indonesia | 36.1% | 2017 |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 32.8% | 2019 |
| 15 | Rwanda | 28% | 2020 |
| 16 | Senegal | 26% | 2019 |
| 17 | Peru | 22.4% | 2020 |
| 18 | Mali | 21.4% | 2018 |
| 19 | Madagascar | 19.6% | 2021 |
| 20 | Cameroon | 17.9% | 2018 |
| 21 | Chad | 17.4% | 2019 |
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SH.STA.ORTH, CC BY 4.0. Original source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); Childinfo, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); Demographic and Health Surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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