Lesotho - Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet)
The value for Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in Lesotho was 39.70 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68.00 in 1989 and a minimum value of 35.00 in 1996.
Definition: 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).
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 68.00 |
| 1989 | 68.00 |
| 1996 | 35.00 |
| 2000 | 53.90 |
| 2004 | 41.90 |
| 2005 | 41.90 |
| 2009 | 51.30 |
| 2014 | 53.40 |
| 2018 | 39.70 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
