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.
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 |
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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.