Share of children with diarrhea receiving treatment by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
71
Mongolia
Lowest
19.3
Rwanda
Median
44.4
Years covered
36
1986–2021
Data points
266
What the numbers show
Share of children with diarrhea receiving treatment is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 71 in Mongolia; the lowest is 19.3 in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.4, and the mean is 43.86.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 135.8%), and the largest decrease in Mauritania (down 37.7%).
Share of children with diarrhea receiving treatment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 71 | 2018 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 70.5 | 2016 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 3 | Nepal | 62.4 | 2019 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 61 | 2017 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 59.7 | 2019 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 6 | Sudan | 59.3 | 2014 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 7 | Zambia | 57.1 | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 56.3 | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 9 | Lesotho | 54.5 | 2018 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 54 | 2019 | up 135.8% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 52 | 2010 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 12 | Cambodia | 51.6 | 2014 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 13 | Vietnam | 51 | 2021 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 50.9 | 2019 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 15 | Gambia | 47 | 2020 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 16 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46.6 | 2019 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 17 | Jordan | 46.2 | 2018 | up 43.5% | flat |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 45.6 | 2019 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 19 | Tanzania | 45.5 | 2016 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 20 | Kenya | 45.1 | 2014 | up 35.4% | falling |
| 21 | Philippines | 44.8 | 2017 | down 24.8% | flat |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 44.4 | 2015 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 23 | Peru | 43.5 | 2020 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 43 | 2016 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 25 | Madagascar | 42.4 | 2021 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea | 42.4 | 2018 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 27 | Malawi | 41 | 2020 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 28 | Yemen | 39.7 | 2013 | up 120.6% | rising |
| 29 | Senegal | 38.9 | 2019 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 30 | Ghana | 38.7 | 2018 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 38.1 | 2018 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 32 | Guyana | 36.7 | 2020 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 33 | Nigeria | 36.4 | 2018 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 34 | Burundi | 35 | 2017 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 35 | Mali | 34.2 | 2018 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 30.8 | 2018 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 37 | Bolivia | 29 | 2008 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 38 | Benin | 28 | 2018 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 25.1 | 2017 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 40 | Chad | 24.5 | 2019 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 41 | Egypt | 21.9 | 2014 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 42 | Mauritania | 21 | 2021 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 43 | Rwanda | 19.3 | 2020 | down 7.2% | falling |