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Diarrhea treatment

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).

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Latest, 201548.8%of children under 5 who received ORS packetAnnual release · Not updated
vs 2009+11.7 pp37.1%
High since 198648.8% of children under 5 who received ORS packet2015 · World Bank
Low since 19865% of children under 5 who received ORS packet1986 · World Bank

Over time

1986 - 2015

Recent years

  1. 201548.8% of children under 5 who received ORS packet+11.7 pp
  2. 200937.1% of children under 5 who received ORS packet+3.3 pp
  3. 200233.8% of children under 5 who received ORS packet+3.4 pp
  4. 199930.4% of children under 5 who received ORS packet+8.9 pp
  5. 199521.5% of children under 5 who received ORS packet−2.5 pp
  6. 198924% of children under 5 who received ORS packet+7.0 pp
  7. 198717% of children under 5 who received ORS packet+12.0 pp
  8. 19865% of children under 5 who received ORS packet