Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Peru
Peru: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts was 22.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Peru, 1986–2020
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 Peru is 22.4%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Peru peaked at 34.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1986.
That places Peru 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 who received ORS packet | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 6.0% | — |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +200.0% |
| 1989 | 25.0% | +38.9% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -33.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 22.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.7%, 49% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Peru's 22.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.8%, 46% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +200.0% | 6.0% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.3% | 6.0% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 19.8% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 21.9% | 32.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 28.2% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Peru?
- Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Peru was 22.4% in 2020, 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1986.
- How does Peru rank for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts?
- Peru ranks 84th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.