Bolivia - Diarrhea treatment
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding)
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding) in Bolivia was 29.00 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 59.80 in 1989, while its lowest value was 29.00 in 2008.
Definition: Children with diarrhea who received oral rehydration and continued feeding refer to the percentage of children under age five with diarrhea in the two weeks prior to the survey who received either oral rehydration therapy or increased fluids, with continued feeding.
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 59.80 |
| 1998 | 33.90 |
| 2000 | 59.00 |
| 2003 | 53.70 |
| 2004 | 54.00 |
| 2008 | 29.00 |
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet)
The value for Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in Bolivia was 22.30 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60.00 in 1989 and a minimum value of 21.00 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 | 21.00 |
| 1987 | 53.00 |
| 1989 | 60.00 |
| 1994 | 33.40 |
| 1998 | 30.20 |
| 2000 | 24.60 |
| 2003 | 28.80 |
| 2004 | 28.80 |
| 2008 | 34.90 |
| 2012 | 22.30 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
