Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Togo

Togo: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts was 13.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
13.6%
Change on year
down 26.5%
World rank
95th
of 96 countries
All-time high
33.0%
in 1989
All-time low
9.0%
in 1986
Years of data
9
1986–2017

Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Togo, 1986–2017

1015202530351986200120171986: 9 % of children under 5 who received ORS packet1987: 19 % of children under 5 who received ORS packet1989: 33 % of children under 5 who received ORS packet1998: 17.1 % of children under 5 who received ORS packet2000: 12.9 % of children under 5 who received ORS packet2006: 10.2 % of children under 5 who received ORS packet2010: 11.3 % of children under 5 who received ORS packet2014: 18.5 % of children under 5 who received ORS packet2017: 13.6 % of children under 5 who received ORS packet

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

In 2017, share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Togo stood at 13.6%.

That represents a change of down 26.5% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Togo peaked at 33.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1986.

That places Togo 95th out of 96 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 20.3% 9.0% 33.0% 3
1990s 17.1% 17.1% 17.1% 1
2000s 11.6% 10.2% 12.9% 2
2010s 14.5% 11.3% 18.5% 3

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 92 Chad 17.4% compare
  2. 93 Cote d'Ivoire 16.5% compare
  3. 94 Argentina 15.4% compare
  4. 96 Somalia 13.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Togo?
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts in Togo was 13.6% in 2017, 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 Togo?
The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 1989.
What is the lowest share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1986.
How does Togo rank for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts?
Togo ranks 95th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo 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

Indicator
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts
Unit
% of children under 5 who received ORS packet
Source
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 780 data points, 1985–2021
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The share of children under five years old with diarrhea, in the two weeks prior to the survey, who received oral rehydration salts.