Egypt - Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet)
The value for Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in Egypt was 28.40 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83.00 in 1989 and a minimum value of 28.20 in 2003.
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 | 61.00 |
| 1987 | 83.00 |
| 1989 | 83.00 |
| 1992 | 28.90 |
| 1993 | 29.00 |
| 1995 | 40.20 |
| 1996 | 40.20 |
| 2000 | 33.70 |
| 2003 | 28.20 |
| 2005 | 33.50 |
| 2008 | 28.40 |
| 2014 | 28.40 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
