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Death rate from diarrhoeal diseases among both sexes
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
12.7deaths per 100,000 people
Median: 3.3deaths per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
Somalia
111.7deaths per 100,000 people
Lowest
Antigua and Barbuda
0.0deaths per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1Somalia111.7deaths per 100,000 people
2Niger97.8deaths per 100,000 people
3Chad87.7deaths per 100,000 people
4South Sudan79.1deaths per 100,000 people
5Nigeria74.7deaths per 100,000 people
By Region
Africa24.4deaths per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Other17.3deaths per 100,000 people(115 countries)
Asia6.2deaths per 100,000 people(25 countries)
North America4.8deaths per 100,000 people(4 countries)
Europe2.1deaths per 100,000 people(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0deaths per 100,000 people)High (111.7deaths per 100,000 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.7deaths per 100,000 people)
Africa (9)
Other (115)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 111.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2 | Niger | 97.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 3 | Chad | 87.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 4 | South Sudan | 79.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 5 | Nigeria | 74.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 66.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 7 | Lesotho | 66.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 8 | Guinea | 58.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 9 | Mali | 56.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 54.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 11 | Eritrea | 49.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 12 | Madagascar | 48.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 13 | Benin | 47.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 46.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 15 | Kiribati | 43.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 16 | Burundi | 41.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 17 | Angola | 41.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 39.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 20 | Togo | 38.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 21 | Cameroon | 37.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 22 | India | 35.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 23 | Malawi | 34.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 33.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 25 | Eswatini | 33.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 26 | Mozambique | 32.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 31.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 30.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 29.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 30 | Djibouti | 29.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 31 | South Africa | 27.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 32 | Liberia | 25.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 33 | Comoros | 25.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 34 | Zambia | 25.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 35 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 36 | Namibia | 23.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 37 | Pakistan | 23.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 38 | Rwanda | 22.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 39 | Botswana | 22.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 40 | Palau | 21.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 41 | Haiti | 21.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 42 | Republic of The Gambia | 20.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 19.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 44 | Mauritania | 19.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 45 | Ghana | 19.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 46 | Senegal | 19.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 47 | Kenya | 18.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 48 | Bhutan | 18.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 49 | Indonesia | 17.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | 17.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 17.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 52 | Uganda | 17.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 53 | Republic of the Congo | 16.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 55 | Niue | 14.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 56 | Fiji | 13.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 57 | Myanmar | 13.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 58 | Vanuatu | 13.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 59 | Gabon | 13.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 60 | Sudan | 13.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 61 | Guatemala | 12.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 62 | Nepal | 12.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 12.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 64 | Yemen | 12.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 65 | Tuvalu | 10.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 66 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 67 | Solomon Islands | 10.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 68 | Philippines | 9.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 69 | Thailand | 9.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 70 | Cambodia | 9.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 71 | Honduras | 7.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 7.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 73 | Cape Verde | 7.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 74 | Nauru | 7.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 75 | Slovakia | 6.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 76 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 6.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 78 | Bolivia | 6.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 6.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 80 | Venezuela | 5.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 81 | Samoa | 5.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 5.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 83 | Hungary | 4.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 84 | Maldives | 4.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 85 | Panama | 4.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 86 | Belgium | 4.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 87 | Suriname | 3.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 88 | El Salvador | 3.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 89 | Seychelles | 3.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 90 | Tonga | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 91 | Guyana | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 92 | Germany | 3.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 94 | Jamaica | 3.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 3.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 96 | Malaysia | 3.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 97 | Poland | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 98 | Uruguay | 3.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 99 | Cyprus | 3.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 100 | Vietnam | 3.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 101 | France | 3.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 102 | Italy | 2.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 103 | Netherlands | 2.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 104 | Portugal | 2.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 105 | Denmark | 2.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 106 | Czech Republic | 2.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 107 | Cook Islands | 2.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 108 | Lithuania | 2.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 109 | Paraguay | 2.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 110 | United States of America | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 111 | Mexico | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 112 | Switzerland | 2.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 113 | Brazil | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 114 | Sweden | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 115 | Spain | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 116 | Austria | 2.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 118 | Iraq | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 119 | Japan | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 120 | South Korea | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 121 | Algeria | 2.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 122 | Dominica | 1.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 123 | United Kingdom | 1.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 124 | Monaco | 1.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 125 | Chile | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 126 | Canada | 1.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 128 | New Zealand | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 129 | Colombia | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 130 | Norway | 1.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 131 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 134 | Belize | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 136 | Romania | 1.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 137 | Lebanon | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 138 | Serbia | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 139 | Cuba | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 140 | Peru | 1.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 141 | Ireland | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 142 | Egypt | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 143 | Australia | 1.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 144 | Israel | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 145 | Greece | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 146 | Bahamas | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 147 | Azerbaijan | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 148 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 149 | Iceland | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 151 | Morocco | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 152 | Croatia | 1.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 153 | Grenada | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 154 | Barbados | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 155 | Argentina | 1.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 156 | Armenia | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 157 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 158 | Libya | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 159 | Ecuador | 0.9deaths per 100,000 people |
| 160 | Malta | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 161 | North Korea | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 162 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 163 | Uzbekistan | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 164 | Mongolia | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 165 | Tunisia | 0.8deaths per 100,000 people |
| 166 | Estonia | 0.7deaths per 100,000 people |
| 167 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 168 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 169 | Türkiye | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 170 | Bulgaria | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 171 | Georgia | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 172 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.6deaths per 100,000 people |
| 173 | Singapore | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 174 | People's Republic of China | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 175 | Bahrain | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 176 | Mauritius | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 177 | Oman | 0.5deaths per 100,000 people |
| 178 | Albania | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 179 | Jordan | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 180 | Kazakhstan | 0.4deaths per 100,000 people |
| 181 | San Marino | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 182 | Latvia | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 183 | Russian Federation | 0.3deaths per 100,000 people |
| 184 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 185 | Finland | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 186 | Qatar | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 187 | Andorra | 0.2deaths per 100,000 people |
| 188 | Ukraine | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 189 | Belarus | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 190 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 191 | Kuwait | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 192 | Slovenia | 0.1deaths per 100,000 people |
| 193 | Montenegro | 0.0deaths per 100,000 people |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0deaths per 100,000 people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).
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