Benin vs Peru: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts

Benin

22.2%

in 2018

Peru

22.4%

in 2020

Benin rank

85th

Peru rank

84th

Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts over time

Peru currently reports 22.4% against 22.2% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 85th and Peru ranks 84th 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.