Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts

Benin

22.2%

in 2018

Democratic Republic of Congo

24.1%

in 2018

Benin rank

85th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

82nd

Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 24.1% against 22.2% in Benin, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Benin ranks 85th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 82nd 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.