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[ Comparative Statistics — Water and Children's Health ]
Country
% of children under 5 with diarrhoea in the two weeks prior to the survey*
% with diarrhoea that received ORS packet
% with diarrhoea that received ORS or SSS
% with diarrhoea that received increased fluids plus continued feeding
Source
Year
Afghanistan
20.0
33.0
     Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
1997
Azerbaijan
21.7
10.1
  
26.5
 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
2000
Bangladesh
6.1
61.4
73.6
   Demographic and Health Survey
2000
Cambodia
18.9
17.8
     Demographic and Health Survey
2000
China  
11.3
  
28.8
 National ORT Use Survey
1994
India
19.2
26.8
     Demographic and Health Survey
1999
Indonesia
10.4
47.7
  
28.1
 Demographic and Health Survey
1997
Kazakhstan
13.4
32.0
  
19.5
 Demographic and Health Survey
1999
Kyrgyz Republic
17.6
40.4
43.9
13.4
 Demographic and Health Survey
1997
Lao PDR
6.2
33.9
  
20.1
 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
2000
Maldives
7.9
51.2
     Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
1996
Mongolia
8.0
56.0
  
32.0
 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
2000
Myanmar      
23.9
 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
1995
Nepal
27.5
25.9
  
11.2
 Demographic and Health Survey
1996
Pakistan
26.0
46.0
  
19.0
 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
1995
Papua New Guinea
16.5
16.7
     Demographic and Health Survey
1996
Philippines
7.4
43.4
  
28.3
 Demographic and Health Survey
1998
Sri Lanka
5.0
34.4
     Demographic and Health Survey
1993
Tajikistan
20.8
35.3
  
19.9
 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
2000
Thailand  
73.3
     Thailand Provincial Health Survey
1995
Turkmenistan
6.7
57.7
  
31.0
 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
1995
Uzbekistan
5.3
32.0
  
18.5
 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
2000
Vietnam
11.3
11.2
  
20.2
 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
2000

*The prevalence of diarrhoea may vary by season. Country surveys were administered at different times, rendering the diarrhoea prevalence data incomparable between countries.

Source: UNICEF