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

Democratic Republic of Congo

24.1%

in 2018

Peru

22.4%

in 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

82nd

Peru rank

84th

Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 24.1% against 22.4% in Peru, a difference of 1.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 82nd 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.