Ghana - Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet)
The value for Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in Ghana was 47.80 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.60 in 2014 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 | 36.00 |
| 1988 | 33.50 |
| 1989 | 21.00 |
| 1993 | 28.50 |
| 1994 | 28.50 |
| 1998 | 29.20 |
| 1999 | 29.20 |
| 2003 | 38.60 |
| 2006 | 28.80 |
| 2008 | 44.50 |
| 2011 | 35.00 |
| 2014 | 48.60 |
| 2018 | 47.80 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
