Sri Lanka - Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet)
The value for Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet) in Sri Lanka was 54.00 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 58.00 in 1989 and a minimum value of 15.00 in 1986.
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 | 15.00 |
| 1987 | 40.00 |
| 1989 | 58.00 |
| 1993 | 34.40 |
| 2007 | 51.10 |
| 2016 | 54.00 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
