Argentina vs Cameroon: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts

Argentina

15.4%

in 2020

Cameroon

17.9%

in 2018

Argentina rank

94th

Cameroon rank

91st

Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts over time

Cameroon currently reports 17.9% against 15.4% in Argentina, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

Argentina ranks 94th and Cameroon ranks 91st of 96 countries.

Indicator: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts
Unit: % of children under 5 who received ORS packet
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 96 places, 780 data points, 1985–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children under five years old with diarrhea, in the two weeks prior to the survey, who received oral rehydration salts.