Zimbabwe - Diarrhea treatment
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding)
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding) in Zimbabwe was 45.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 79.50 in 1999, while its lowest value was 34.90 in 2009.
Definition: Children with diarrhea who received oral rehydration and continued feeding refer to the percentage of children under age five with diarrhea in the two weeks prior to the survey who received either oral rehydration therapy or increased fluids, with continued feeding.
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.50 |
| 2006 | 46.70 |
| 2009 | 34.90 |
| 2011 | 45.70 |
| 2014 | 56.40 |
| 2015 | 51.00 |
| 2019 | 45.60 |
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet)
The value for Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in Zimbabwe was 32.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 79.20 in 1994 and a minimum value of 5.60 in 2006.
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 | 26.00 |
| 1987 | 26.00 |
| 1989 | 77.00 |
| 1994 | 79.20 |
| 2006 | 5.60 |
| 2009 | 31.70 |
| 2011 | 20.90 |
| 2014 | 43.40 |
| 2015 | 40.50 |
| 2019 | 32.80 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
