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

Democratic Republic of Congo

24.1%

in 2018

Senegal

26.0%

in 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

82nd

Senegal rank

79th

Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts over time

Senegal currently reports 26.0% against 24.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 82nd and Senegal ranks 79th 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.