The Gambia - Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet)
The value for Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in The Gambia was 44.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.20 in 2013 and a minimum value of 3.00 in 1986.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.00 |
| 1987 | 3.00 |
| 1989 | 39.00 |
| 2000 | 33.00 |
| 2006 | 38.70 |
| 2010 | 38.90 |
| 2013 | 59.20 |
| 2018 | 43.90 |
| 2020 | 44.30 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
