Afghanistan - Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet)
The value for Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in Afghanistan was 39.90 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.30 in 2011 and a minimum value of 11.00 in 1987.
Definition: Percentage of children under age 5 with diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey who received oral rehydration salts (ORS packets or pre-packaged ORS fluids).
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 26.00 |
| 1987 | 11.00 |
| 1989 | 11.00 |
| 1997 | 33.00 |
| 2003 | 29.50 |
| 2011 | 53.30 |
| 2015 | 46.20 |
| 2018 | 39.90 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
