Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts was 40.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Nigeria, 1986–2018
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
Nigeria recorded 40.0% for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Nigeria peaked at 40.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 52nd of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.3% | 18.0% | 35.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 11.7% | 34.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 18.2% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 26.0% | 40.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 49 Sao Tome and Principe 41.6% compare
- 50 Niger 40.8% compare
- 51 Equatorial Guinea 40.4% compare
- 52 Bolivia 40.0% compare
- 54 Afghanistan 39.9% compare
- 55 Lesotho 39.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Nigeria?
- Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Nigeria was 40.0% in 2018, 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts?
- Nigeria ranks 52nd out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.