South Asia - Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet)
The value for Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in South Asia was 50.34 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.34 in 2016 and a minimum value of 17.73 in 1993.
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 | 25.35 |
| 1987 | 25.34 |
| 1989 | 17.98 |
| 1993 | 17.73 |
| 1999 | 26.80 |
| 2006 | 30.21 |
| 2014 | 43.42 |
| 2016 | 50.34 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
