Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Senegal
Senegal: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts was 26.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Senegal, 1986–2019
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 Senegal is 26.0%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Senegal peaked at 31.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1986.
That places Senegal 79th out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.0% | 3.0% | 27.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 6.6% | 15.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 17.2% | 31.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Senegal?
- Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Senegal was 26.0% in 2019, 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1986.
- How does Senegal rank for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts?
- Senegal ranks 79th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.