Mali vs Peru: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts

Mali

21.4%

in 2018

Peru

22.4%

in 2020

Mali rank

87th

Peru rank

84th

Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts over time

Peru currently reports 22.4% against 21.4% in Mali, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Peru ahead.

Mali ranks 87th 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.