Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts was 53.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Dominican Republic, 1986–2019
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5 who received ORS packet.
Analysis
In 2019, share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Dominican Republic stood at 53.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Dominican Republic peaked at 53.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1986.
That places Dominican Republic 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.7% | 11.0% | 41.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 12.4% | 41.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 28.0% | 40.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 31.9% | 53.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Dominican Republic?
- Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Dominican Republic was 53.2% in 2019, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1986.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts?
- Dominican Republic ranks 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children under five years old with diarrhea, in the two weeks prior to the survey, who received oral rehydration salts.