Estimating child mortality due to diarrhoea in developing countries
Cynthia Boschi-Pinto, Lana Velebit, Kenji Shibuya
Volume 86, Number 9, September 2008, 710-717
Table 2. Estimates of diarrhoea deaths among children aged less than 5 years in low- and middle-income regions of the world, 2004
| WHO region | Mortality stratuma | Average of diarrhoea-proportional mortality (%) | Estimated diarrhoea deaths (thousands) | Uncertainty ranges (thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African (AFR) | D | 17.8 | 402 | 346–455 |
| E | 17.5 | 365 | 315–413 | |
| Americas (AMR) | B | 13.3 | 35 | 30–40 |
| D | 14.9 | 14 | 12–16 | |
| Eastern Mediterranean (EMR) | B | 13.4 | 12 | 10–14 |
| D | 16.9 | 221 | 190–250 | |
| South-East Asia (SEAR) | B | 22.3 | 44 | 34–53 |
| D | 24.5 | 651 | 500–793 | |
| Western Pacific (WPR) | B | 13.8 | 105 | 90–118 |
a WHO subregions are defined on the basis of levels of child and adult mortality: A, very low child and very low adult mortality; B, low child and low adult mortality; C, low child and high adult mortality; D, high child and high adult mortality; E, high child and very high adult mortality.