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

Cameroon

17.9%

in 2018

Mauritania

19.5%

in 2021

Cameroon rank

91st

Mauritania rank

90th

Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts over time

Mauritania currently reports 19.5% against 17.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Cameroon ranks 91st and Mauritania ranks 90th 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.