Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts was 28.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Rwanda, 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
Rwanda recorded 28.0% for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in 2020.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Rwanda peaked at 29.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1986.
Rwanda ranks 75th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.7% | 8.0% | 24.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.6% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 27.5% | 29.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Rwanda?
- Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Rwanda was 28.0% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1986.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts?
- Rwanda ranks 75th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.