Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Maldives
Maldives: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts was 74.8% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Maldives, 1986–2017
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 Maldives is 74.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Maldives peaked at 74.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1986.
That places Maldives 4th out of 96 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 12.0% | — |
| 1987 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 27.0% | +125.0% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | +89.6% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +31.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 74.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.7%, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 74.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 60.6%, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.0% | 12.0% | 27.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 74.8% | 74.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Nicaragua 95.4% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 85.3% compare
- 3 Eswatini 84.0% compare
- 5 North Korea 74.1% compare
- 6 Thailand 72.5% compare
- 7 Bangladesh 72.4% compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Maldives?
- Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Maldives was 74.8% in 2017, 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1986.
- How does Maldives rank for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.