Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts was 69.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in El Salvador, 1986–2014
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
El Salvador recorded 69.8% for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in 2014. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in El Salvador peaked at 69.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1986.
El Salvador ranks 8th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 15.0% | — |
| 1987 | 26.0% | +73.3% |
| 1989 | 45.0% | +73.1% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 51.4% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | +21.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 69.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.7%, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 69.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.8%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.7% | 15.0% | 45.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 51.4% | 57.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in El Salvador?
- Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in El Salvador was 69.8% in 2014, 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1986.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts?
- El Salvador ranks 8th out of 96 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.