demographic2021

Diarrhea treatment - percentage of children (under age 5) with diarrhea who received ORS and zinc

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data81 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
15.0%
Median: 10.6%
Countries Covered
81
with available data
Highest
Bolivia
60.2%
Lowest
Peru
0.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Bolivia60.2%
2Sierra Leone53.4%
3North Korea45.0%
4Eswatini42.3%
5Maldives41.6%
By Region
Africa17.0%(6 countries)
Asia16.6%(9 countries)
Other15.2%(63 countries)
North America4.9%(2 countries)
South America0.2%(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2%)High (60.2%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 15.0%)

Africa (6)
Asia (9)
Other (63)
North America (2)
South America (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Bolivia60.2%
2Sierra Leone53.4%
3North Korea45.0%
4Eswatini42.3%
5Maldives41.6%
6Timor-Leste40.3%
7Bangladesh35.0%
8Zambia33.5%
9Uganda29.6%
10Nepal28.9%
11Sudan28.9%
12South Africa27.9%
13Ghana27.2%
14Samoa26.1%
15El Salvador25.2%
16India23.5%
17Nigeria22.8%
18Zimbabwe22.5%
19Sao Tome and Principe22.4%
20Rwanda22.2%
21Malawi22.0%
22Guinea21.7%
23Guinea-Bissau21.5%
24Vietnam21.2%
25Republic of The Gambia21.1%
26Afghanistan21.1%
27Honduras19.7%
28Senegal19.0%
29Indonesia17.8%
30Liberia17.6%
31Fiji17.1%
32Philippines17.1%
33Ethiopia16.6%
34Mauritania16.0%
35Lesotho15.0%
36Tajikistan14.6%
37United Republic of Tanzania13.4%
38Mongolia13.1%
39Niger13.1%
40Lao People's Democratic Republic12.5%
41Democratic Republic of the Congo10.6%
42Benin10.5%
43Chad10.4%
44Kiribati10.4%
45Kyrgyzstan9.1%
46Mexico8.8%
47Mali8.6%
48Cuba8.1%
49Pakistan8.0%
50Central African Republic7.9%
51Republic of the Congo7.8%
52Cameroon7.7%
53Albania7.4%
54Kenya7.2%
55Turkmenistan6.6%
56Madagascar6.4%
57Burundi6.0%
58Cote d'Ivoire5.6%
59Belarus5.4%
60Georgia5.3%
61Iraq5.2%
62Togo5.1%
63Papua New Guinea5.0%
64Belize4.8%
65Haiti4.6%
66Tuvalu4.6%
67Costa Rica3.9%
68Paraguay3.5%
69Cambodia3.2%
70Armenia2.0%
71South Sudan1.7%
72Tunisia1.6%
73Guyana1.3%
74Guatemala1.0%
75Burkina Faso0.8%
76Bhutan0.6%
77Egypt0.5%
78Yemen0.3%
79Comoros0.2%
80Namibia0.2%
81Peru0.2%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).

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