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 3. Countries accounting for three-quarters of deaths due to diarrhoea in the developing regions of the world, 2004
| Country | WHO subregiona | Deaths due to diarrhoea (thousands) |
|---|---|---|
| India | SEAR D | 535 |
| Nigeria | AFR D | 175 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | AFR E | 95 |
| Ethiopia | AFR E | 86 |
| Pakistan | EMR D | 77 |
| China | WPR B | 74 |
| Bangladesh | SEAR D | 69 |
| Afghanistan | EMR D | 65 |
| Indonesia | SEAR B | 39 |
| Angola | AFR D | 34 |
| Niger | AFR D | 33 |
| Uganda | AFR E | 28 |
| Myanmar | SEAR D | 26 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | AFR E | 25 |
| Mali | AFR D | 24 |
AFR, WHO African Region; AMR, WHO Region of the Americas; EMR, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region; SEAR, WHO South-East Asia Region; WPR, Western Pacific Region.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.