India vs Nepal: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts

India

60.6%

in 2021

Nepal

59.5%

in 2019

India rank

16th

Nepal rank

17th

Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts over time

India currently reports 60.6% against 59.5% in Nepal, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Nepal ahead.

India ranks 16th and Nepal ranks 17th 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.