health2023

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.

Source: Our World in Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1.5%
Median: 0.5%
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
Chad
18.9%
Lowest
Ukraine
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Chad18.9%
2South Sudan11.8%
3Central African Republic11.7%
4Somalia11.2%
5Niger8.0%
By Region
Africa2.5%(9 countries)
Other2.0%(124 countries)
North America1.1%(4 countries)
Asia0.9%(26 countries)
South America0.4%(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (18.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.5%)

Africa (9)
Other (124)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
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
1Chad18.9%
2South Sudan11.8%
3Central African Republic11.7%
4Somalia11.2%
5Niger8.0%
6Togo7.5%
7Madagascar7.4%
8Sierra Leone7.0%
9Comoros6.0%
10Burundi5.9%
11Djibouti5.6%
12Cameroon5.5%
13Malawi5.1%
14Eritrea5.1%
15Mozambique4.8%
16Benin4.8%
17Guinea-Bissau4.8%
18India4.7%
19Nigeria4.7%
20Mauritania4.7%
21Mali4.6%
22Kenya4.4%
23Bhutan4.4%
24Burkina Faso4.1%
25Rwanda4.0%
26Ethiopia4.0%
27Angola3.8%
28Senegal3.8%
29Zimbabwe3.8%
30Zambia3.7%
31United Republic of Tanzania3.7%
32Cote d'Ivoire3.7%
33Republic of the Congo3.5%
34Pakistan3.5%
35Lao People's Democratic Republic3.2%
36Guatemala3.2%
37Liberia3.1%
38Kiribati3.0%
39Guinea2.9%
40Uganda2.8%
41Papua New Guinea2.6%
42Indonesia2.6%
43Lesotho2.5%
44South Africa2.5%
45Afghanistan2.5%
46Vanuatu2.4%
47Botswana2.4%
48Republic of The Gambia2.3%
49Ghana2.1%
50Bangladesh2.0%
51Gabon2.0%
52Haiti1.9%
53Namibia1.7%
54Nepal1.7%
55Democratic Republic of the Congo1.6%
56Micronesia, Federated States of1.6%
57Honduras1.5%
58Palau1.4%
59Cape Verde1.4%
60Eswatini1.3%
61Thailand1.2%
62Northern Mariana Islands1.2%
63Fiji1.2%
64Sao Tome and Principe1.1%
65Norway1.1%
66Tuvalu1.1%
67Equatorial Guinea1.1%
68Tajikistan1.0%
69Philippines1.0%
70Solomon Islands1.0%
71Myanmar1.0%
72Cambodia1.0%
73Guam1.0%
74Venezuela1.0%
75Tokelau1.0%
76American Samoa0.9%
77Timor-Leste0.9%
78Suriname0.9%
79Nicaragua0.9%
80Denmark0.9%
81Marshall Islands0.9%
82Samoa0.8%
83Niue0.8%
84Belgium0.8%
85Maldives0.7%
86Yemen0.7%
87Sweden0.7%
88Malaysia0.7%
89Sri Lanka0.6%
90Panama0.6%
91Seychelles0.6%
92Israel0.6%
93Cyprus0.6%
94Nauru0.6%
95Mexico0.6%
96El Salvador0.5%
97Guyana0.5%
98Mauritius0.5%
99Colombia0.5%
100Tunisia0.5%
101Lebanon0.5%
102Peru0.5%
103Luxembourg0.5%
104Bolivia0.5%
105Czech Republic0.5%
106Switzerland0.5%
107Canada0.5%
108Dominican Republic0.5%
109Brazil0.5%
110Egypt0.4%
111Sudan0.4%
112Chile0.4%
113Uruguay0.4%
114Jamaica0.4%
115South Korea0.4%
116Azerbaijan0.4%
117Saudi Arabia0.4%
118Belize0.3%
119Saint Kitts and Nevis0.3%
120Iraq0.3%
121Poland0.3%
122Paraguay0.3%
123Ecuador0.3%
124Hungary0.3%
125Spain0.3%
126Virgin Islands, U.S.0.3%
127Greenland0.3%
128Portugal0.3%
129Vietnam0.3%
130Tonga0.3%
131Germany0.3%
132United States of America0.3%
133Costa Rica0.3%
134Puerto Rico0.3%
135Cuba0.3%
136Netherlands0.3%
137Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.2%
138Algeria0.2%
139Saint Lucia0.2%
140Morocco0.2%
141Singapore0.2%
142Oman0.2%
143Japan0.2%
144Dominica0.2%
145Kyrgyzstan0.2%
146New Zealand0.2%
147United Arab Emirates0.2%
148Cook Islands0.2%
149Islamic Republic of Iran0.2%
150Trinidad and Tobago0.2%
151France0.2%
152Iceland0.2%
153Argentina0.2%
154Austria0.2%
155Romania0.2%
156Ireland0.2%
157United Kingdom0.2%
158Antigua and Barbuda0.2%
159The Republic of North Macedonia0.2%
160Australia0.2%
161Croatia0.2%
162Italy0.2%
163Turkmenistan0.1%
164Slovakia0.1%
165Grenada0.1%
166Jordan0.1%
167Türkiye0.1%
168Bahrain0.1%
169Finland0.1%
170Brunei Darussalam0.1%
171Qatar0.1%
172Barbados0.1%
173Syrian Arab Republic0.1%
174Bosnia and Herzegovina0.1%
175Libya0.1%
176Bulgaria0.1%
177Bahamas0.1%
178Uzbekistan0.1%
179Slovenia0.1%
180Malta0.1%
181Serbia0.1%
182Greece0.1%
183State of Palestine0.1%
184Lithuania0.1%
185Taiwan, Province of China0.1%
186Kazakhstan0.1%
187Armenia0.1%
188North Korea0.1%
189Bermuda0.1%
190Kuwait0.0%
191Mongolia0.0%
192Monaco0.0%
193Albania0.0%
194Andorra0.0%
195San Marino0.0%
196Russian Federation0.0%
197People's Republic of China0.0%
198Moldova, Republic of0.0%
199Montenegro0.0%
200Georgia0.0%
201Estonia0.0%
202Latvia0.0%
203Belarus0.0%
204Ukraine0.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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