Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) - Country Ranking
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.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 98.00 | 1989 |
| 2 | Djibouti | 93.60 | 2012 |
| 3 | Seychelles | 88.00 | 1989 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 86.00 | 1989 |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 85.30 | 2019 |
| 6 | Eswatini | 84.00 | 2014 |
| 7 | St. Lucia | 75.00 | 1989 |
| 8 | Dem. People's Rep. Korea | 74.10 | 2017 |
| 9 | Thailand | 72.50 | 2016 |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 72.40 | 2019 |
| 11 | Namibia | 71.60 | 2013 |
| 12 | Grenada | 70.00 | 1989 |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 69.90 | 2016 |
| 14 | El Salvador | 69.80 | 2014 |
| 15 | Zambia | 66.80 | 2018 |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 65.40 | 2012 |
| 17 | Malawi | 64.70 | 2016 |
| 18 | Jamaica | 64.10 | 2011 |
| 19 | Samoa | 63.00 | 2014 |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 62.00 | 2011 |
| 21 | Myanmar | 61.90 | 2016 |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 61.80 | 2011 |
| 23 | Tajikistan | 61.70 | 2017 |
| 24 | Mexico | 61.40 | 2015 |
| 25 | Iran | 61.38 | 2011 |
| 26 | Kiribati | 61.30 | 2019 |
| 27 | Bhutan | 60.90 | 2010 |
| 27 | Cuba | 60.90 | 2014 |
| 29 | Honduras | 59.70 | 2012 |
| 30 | Ukraine | 59.20 | 2012 |
| 31 | Oman | 58.70 | 2014 |
| 32 | Mongolia | 58.20 | 2018 |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 56.30 | 2018 |
| 34 | Lao PDR | 56.10 | 2017 |
| 35 | Belize | 55.20 | 2016 |
| 36 | Guinea | 54.90 | 2018 |
| 37 | Colombia | 54.10 | 2010 |
| 37 | Liberia | 54.10 | 2020 |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 54.00 | 2016 |
| 40 | Kenya | 53.80 | 2014 |
| 41 | Panama | 52.40 | 2013 |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 52.10 | 1996 |
| 43 | South Africa | 51.40 | 2016 |
| 44 | Vietnam | 50.90 | 2014 |
| 45 | India | 50.60 | 2016 |
| 46 | Syrian Arab Republic | 49.80 | 2006 |
| 47 | São Tomé and Principe | 49.10 | 2014 |
| 48 | Guatemala | 48.80 | 2015 |
| 49 | Ghana | 47.80 | 2018 |
| 50 | Vanuatu | 47.60 | 2013 |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 47.50 | 2014 |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 47.10 | 2016 |
| 53 | Uganda | 46.70 | 2016 |
| 54 | Mozambique | 45.90 | 2015 |
| 55 | Ecuador | 45.80 | 2012 |
| 56 | Suriname | 45.60 | 2018 |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.40 | 2011 |
| 58 | Belarus | 45.30 | 2012 |
| 59 | Malaysia | 45.00 | 2016 |
| 60 | Tanzania | 44.80 | 2016 |
| 60 | Philippines | 44.80 | 2017 |
| 62 | Jordan | 44.40 | 2018 |
| 62 | Lebanon | 44.40 | 2000 |
| 64 | The Gambia | 44.30 | 2020 |
| 65 | Brazil | 43.60 | 1996 |
| 66 | Tuvalu | 43.50 | 2007 |
| 67 | Eritrea | 43.40 | 2010 |
| 68 | Botswana | 42.90 | 2007 |
| 69 | Angola | 42.60 | 2016 |
| 70 | Guyana | 42.50 | 2014 |
| 71 | Georgia | 42.40 | 2018 |
| 72 | Moldova | 41.50 | 2012 |
| 73 | Niger | 40.80 | 2015 |
| 74 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.40 | 2011 |
| 74 | Libya | 40.40 | 1995 |
| 76 | Nigeria | 40.00 | 2018 |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 39.90 | 2018 |
| 77 | United Arab Emirates | 39.90 | 1995 |
| 79 | Lesotho | 39.70 | 2018 |
| 80 | Tunisia | 39.60 | 2018 |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 39.50 | 2015 |
| 82 | Haiti | 39.30 | 2017 |
| 83 | Venezuela | 37.70 | 2000 |
| 84 | Comoros | 37.50 | 2012 |
| 85 | Pakistan | 37.40 | 2018 |
| 86 | Nepal | 37.00 | 2017 |
| 87 | Armenia | 36.90 | 2016 |
| 88 | Solomon Islands | 36.60 | 2015 |
| 89 | Kyrgyz Republic | 36.40 | 2018 |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.30 | 2012 |
| 91 | Indonesia | 36.10 | 2017 |
| 92 | Serbia | 36.00 | 2010 |
| 93 | Burundi | 35.60 | 2017 |
| 94 | Bahrain | 35.50 | 1995 |
| 95 | Cambodia | 35.20 | 2014 |
| 96 | Guinea-Bissau | 35.10 | 2014 |
| 97 | Albania | 34.50 | 2018 |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 32.80 | 2019 |
| 99 | Peru | 32.00 | 2015 |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 30.00 | 2018 |
| 100 | Tonga | 30.00 | 1989 |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 29.50 | 2016 |
| 103 | Kuwait | 29.20 | 1996 |
| 104 | Egypt | 28.40 | 2014 |
| 105 | Paraguay | 28.20 | 2016 |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 27.80 | 2006 |
| 107 | Rwanda | 27.50 | 2015 |
| 108 | Congo | 26.90 | 2015 |
| 109 | Gabon | 26.10 | 2012 |
| 110 | Senegal | 26.00 | 2019 |
| 111 | Mauritania | 25.40 | 2015 |
| 111 | Iraq | 25.40 | 2018 |
| 113 | Algeria | 25.30 | 2013 |
| 113 | Yemen | 25.30 | 2013 |
| 115 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 24.10 | 2018 |
| 116 | Nauru | 23.30 | 2007 |
| 117 | Bolivia | 22.30 | 2012 |
| 118 | Benin | 22.20 | 2018 |
| 119 | Morocco | 22.10 | 2011 |
| 120 | Mali | 21.40 | 2018 |
| 121 | Qatar | 21.10 | 1998 |
| 122 | Chad | 20.40 | 2015 |
| 123 | Sudan | 19.60 | 2014 |
| 124 | Madagascar | 18.70 | 2018 |
| 125 | Cameroon | 17.90 | 2018 |
| 126 | Argentina | 17.50 | 2012 |
| 127 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.50 | 2016 |
| 128 | Montenegro | 16.30 | 2006 |
| 129 | Fiji | 16.00 | 1989 |
| 130 | Central African Republic | 15.60 | 2010 |
| 131 | Turkey | 14.30 | 1998 |
| 132 | Togo | 13.60 | 2017 |
| 133 | Somalia | 13.20 | 2006 |
| 134 | China | 11.30 | 1994 |
| 135 | Barbados | 10.00 | 1989 |
| 136 | Azerbaijan | 7.50 | 2013 |
| 137 | Brunei | 7.00 | 1986 |
| 137 | Mauritius | 7.00 | 1989 |
| 139 | Cabo Verde | 5.00 | 1989 |
| 140 | Croatia | 4.60 | 1996 |
| 141 | Cyprus | 4.00 | 1989 |
| 142 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.00 | 1989 |
| 143 | Chile | 1.00 | 1989 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual