health2023
Total number of deaths from diarrheal diseases
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
5,424.6deaths
Median: 299.7deaths
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
462,220.1deaths
Lowest
San Marino
0.1deaths
Top 5 Countries
1India462,220.1deaths
2Nigeria83,018.3deaths
3Indonesia47,890.9deaths
4Pakistan47,832.6deaths
5Chad37,533.9deaths
By Region
Asia23,644.1deaths(26 countries)
Africa17,753.5deaths(9 countries)
North America4,293.4deaths(4 countries)
Other2,330.4deaths(124 countries)
South America1,532.7deaths(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1deaths)High (462,220.1deaths)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 5,424.6deaths)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Other (124)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
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 2023; 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 | India | 462,220.1deaths |
| 2 | Nigeria | 83,018.3deaths |
| 3 | Indonesia | 47,890.9deaths |
| 4 | Pakistan | 47,832.6deaths |
| 5 | Chad | 37,533.9deaths |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 31,590.0deaths |
| 7 | Niger | 21,890.1deaths |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 21,823.6deaths |
| 9 | Somalia | 19,525.9deaths |
| 10 | Madagascar | 16,978.1deaths |
| 11 | Cameroon | 14,450.7deaths |
| 12 | South Africa | 14,324.4deaths |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13,348.6deaths |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12,804.0deaths |
| 15 | Kenya | 12,397.6deaths |
| 16 | South Sudan | 12,289.0deaths |
| 17 | Mozambique | 11,112.3deaths |
| 18 | Angola | 9,310.0deaths |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 9,069.3deaths |
| 20 | Mali | 9,069.2deaths |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8,681.6deaths |
| 22 | United States of America | 8,413.8deaths |
| 23 | Uganda | 8,115.5deaths |
| 24 | Malawi | 7,973.7deaths |
| 25 | Thailand | 7,310.6deaths |
| 26 | Philippines | 6,897.9deaths |
| 27 | Brazil | 6,699.8deaths |
| 28 | Burundi | 6,692.8deaths |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 6,385.3deaths |
| 30 | Myanmar | 5,667.0deaths |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 5,520.4deaths |
| 32 | Zambia | 5,466.9deaths |
| 33 | Ghana | 5,010.8deaths |
| 34 | Togo | 4,703.2deaths |
| 35 | Benin | 4,580.7deaths |
| 36 | Mexico | 4,466.9deaths |
| 37 | Afghanistan | 4,382.0deaths |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 4,329.2deaths |
| 39 | Rwanda | 4,036.6deaths |
| 40 | Senegal | 3,861.1deaths |
| 41 | Japan | 3,758.4deaths |
| 42 | Guinea | 3,446.2deaths |
| 43 | People's Republic of China | 3,255.1deaths |
| 44 | Nepal | 3,067.4deaths |
| 45 | Eritrea | 2,979.8deaths |
| 46 | Egypt | 2,868.9deaths |
| 47 | Guatemala | 2,828.8deaths |
| 48 | Germany | 2,801.6deaths |
| 49 | Haiti | 2,423.4deaths |
| 50 | Venezuela | 2,086.5deaths |
| 51 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,939.4deaths |
| 52 | Vietnam | 1,937.2deaths |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 1,870.4deaths |
| 54 | Liberia | 1,514.9deaths |
| 55 | Republic of the Congo | 1,500.0deaths |
| 56 | Canada | 1,464.2deaths |
| 57 | Spain | 1,395.8deaths |
| 58 | Poland | 1,366.3deaths |
| 59 | South Korea | 1,338.2deaths |
| 60 | Colombia | 1,321.1deaths |
| 61 | Mauritania | 1,304.8deaths |
| 62 | France | 1,271.2deaths |
| 63 | Malaysia | 1,248.8deaths |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 1,131.7deaths |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 1,122.9deaths |
| 66 | Italy | 1,028.2deaths |
| 67 | Yemen | 1,024.6deaths |
| 68 | Peru | 1,014.6deaths |
| 69 | Cambodia | 1,006.4deaths |
| 70 | Sudan | 979.7deaths |
| 71 | Belgium | 875.6deaths |
| 72 | Guinea-Bissau | 829.4deaths |
| 73 | Türkiye | 804.3deaths |
| 74 | Iraq | 773.3deaths |
| 75 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 757.5deaths |
| 76 | Argentina | 738.0deaths |
| 77 | Honduras | 697.0deaths |
| 78 | Morocco | 682.8deaths |
| 79 | Sweden | 633.3deaths |
| 80 | Algeria | 578.6deaths |
| 81 | Russian Federation | 576.0deaths |
| 82 | Lesotho | 570.6deaths |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 523.8deaths |
| 84 | Czech Republic | 523.0deaths |
| 85 | Denmark | 504.7deaths |
| 86 | Chile | 492.5deaths |
| 87 | Norway | 477.0deaths |
| 88 | Djibouti | 473.5deaths |
| 89 | Netherlands | 434.0deaths |
| 90 | Romania | 426.1deaths |
| 91 | Hungary | 403.9deaths |
| 92 | Botswana | 402.2deaths |
| 93 | Tunisia | 381.6deaths |
| 94 | Republic of The Gambia | 373.1deaths |
| 95 | Namibia | 369.4deaths |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 365.1deaths |
| 97 | Portugal | 363.4deaths |
| 98 | Bolivia | 359.3deaths |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 357.0deaths |
| 100 | Switzerland | 328.4deaths |
| 101 | Ecuador | 325.6deaths |
| 102 | Israel | 301.8deaths |
| 103 | Cuba | 297.5deaths |
| 104 | Gabon | 285.1deaths |
| 105 | Australia | 283.2deaths |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 259.7deaths |
| 107 | Comoros | 258.4deaths |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 258.2deaths |
| 109 | El Salvador | 256.5deaths |
| 110 | Bhutan | 219.5deaths |
| 111 | Austria | 169.7deaths |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 165.1deaths |
| 113 | Eswatini | 151.9deaths |
| 114 | Lebanon | 146.7deaths |
| 115 | Panama | 140.7deaths |
| 116 | Paraguay | 137.8deaths |
| 117 | Uruguay | 137.4deaths |
| 118 | Equatorial Guinea | 122.2deaths |
| 119 | North Korea | 118.6deaths |
| 120 | Taiwan, Province of China | 118.2deaths |
| 121 | Syrian Arab Republic | 108.3deaths |
| 122 | Fiji | 97.7deaths |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 97.2deaths |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 91.0deaths |
| 125 | Greece | 89.5deaths |
| 126 | Serbia | 85.9deaths |
| 127 | New Zealand | 84.1deaths |
| 128 | Timor-Leste | 83.4deaths |
| 129 | Croatia | 79.9deaths |
| 130 | Slovakia | 78.6deaths |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 78.2deaths |
| 132 | Finland | 78.0deaths |
| 133 | Jamaica | 77.7deaths |
| 134 | Solomon Islands | 72.3deaths |
| 135 | Kazakhstan | 70.6deaths |
| 136 | Kyrgyzstan | 69.0deaths |
| 137 | Singapore | 65.8deaths |
| 138 | Mauritius | 65.7deaths |
| 139 | Ireland | 61.1deaths |
| 140 | Cyprus | 59.0deaths |
| 141 | Jordan | 57.7deaths |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 53.0deaths |
| 143 | Libya | 49.9deaths |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 45.4deaths |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.9deaths |
| 146 | Suriname | 40.4deaths |
| 147 | Cape Verde | 38.6deaths |
| 148 | Guyana | 36.7deaths |
| 149 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 33.1deaths |
| 150 | Ukraine | 31.2deaths |
| 151 | United Arab Emirates | 30.7deaths |
| 152 | Oman | 28.8deaths |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.1deaths |
| 154 | State of Palestine | 23.1deaths |
| 155 | Lithuania | 22.4deaths |
| 156 | Kiribati | 21.0deaths |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 20.0deaths |
| 158 | Slovenia | 17.0deaths |
| 159 | Maldives | 14.4deaths |
| 160 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 13.7deaths |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.5deaths |
| 162 | Armenia | 12.8deaths |
| 163 | Guam | 11.8deaths |
| 164 | Samoa | 11.6deaths |
| 165 | Moldova, Republic of | 11.3deaths |
| 166 | Belarus | 10.9deaths |
| 167 | Albania | 9.4deaths |
| 168 | Mongolia | 8.7deaths |
| 169 | Georgia | 8.1deaths |
| 170 | Belize | 7.1deaths |
| 171 | Bahrain | 6.0deaths |
| 172 | Iceland | 5.1deaths |
| 173 | Seychelles | 4.9deaths |
| 174 | Kuwait | 4.5deaths |
| 175 | Northern Mariana Islands | 4.4deaths |
| 176 | Barbados | 3.9deaths |
| 177 | Qatar | 3.9deaths |
| 178 | American Samoa | 3.6deaths |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 3.3deaths |
| 180 | Latvia | 3.1deaths |
| 181 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 3.1deaths |
| 182 | Marshall Islands | 3.1deaths |
| 183 | Malta | 3.0deaths |
| 184 | Estonia | 3.0deaths |
| 185 | Bahamas | 2.9deaths |
| 186 | Palau | 2.7deaths |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.6deaths |
| 188 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.6deaths |
| 189 | Tonga | 2.1deaths |
| 190 | Greenland | 1.6deaths |
| 191 | Montenegro | 1.5deaths |
| 192 | Dominica | 1.5deaths |
| 193 | Grenada | 1.5deaths |
| 194 | Tuvalu | 1.4deaths |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.3deaths |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.0deaths |
| 197 | Nauru | 0.6deaths |
| 198 | Bermuda | 0.3deaths |
| 199 | Cook Islands | 0.3deaths |
| 200 | Andorra | 0.3deaths |
| 201 | Monaco | 0.3deaths |
| 202 | Niue | 0.2deaths |
| 203 | Tokelau | 0.1deaths |
| 204 | San Marino | 0.1deaths |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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