Congo vs Rwanda: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts

Congo

26.9%

in 2015

Rwanda

28.0%

in 2020

Congo rank

77th

Rwanda rank

75th

Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts over time

Rwanda currently reports 28.0% against 26.9% in Congo, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Rwanda ahead.

Congo ranks 77th and Rwanda ranks 75th 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.