Dominican Republic - Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet)
The value for Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in Dominican Republic was 47.50 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.00 in 2013 and a minimum value of 11.00 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 | 11.00 |
| 1987 | 41.00 |
| 1989 | 22.00 |
| 1991 | 25.20 |
| 1996 | 12.40 |
| 1999 | 41.50 |
| 2000 | 28.00 |
| 2002 | 28.20 |
| 2007 | 40.50 |
| 2010 | 31.90 |
| 2013 | 48.00 |
| 2014 | 47.50 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
