Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in India
India: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts was 60.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in India, 1986–2021
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
The most recent figure for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in India is 60.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in India peaked at 60.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1989.
That places India 16th out of 96 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.0% | 13.0% | 23.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 17.5% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 39.3% | 50.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in India?
- Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in India was 60.6% in 2021, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1989.
- How does India rank for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts?
- India ranks 16th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.