Death rate from diarrheal diseases who by country

Countries reporting
194
Highest
111.7
Somalia
Lowest
0
Antigua and Barbuda
Median
3.3
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268

What the numbers show

Death rate from diarrheal diseases who is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 111.7 in Somalia; the lowest is 0 in Antigua and Barbuda.

The median across all reporting countries is 3.3, and the mean is 12.7.

Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 140 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 1,528.6%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).

Death rate from diarrheal diseases who: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Somalia 111.7 2021 down 33.5% falling
2 Niger 97.77 2021 down 31.4% falling
3 Chad 87.69 2021 down 39.7% falling
4 South Sudan 79.08 2021 up 7.5% falling
5 Nigeria 74.74 2021 down 40.6% falling
6 Central African Republic 66.88 2021 down 28.4% falling
7 Lesotho 66.14 2021 down 21.7% falling
8 Guinea 58.71 2021 down 33.2% falling
9 Mali 56.59 2021 down 46.1% falling
10 Sierra Leone 54.03 2021 down 46.4% falling
11 Eritrea 48.99 2021 down 28.1% falling
12 Madagascar 48.24 2021 down 25.6% falling
13 Benin 47.03 2021 down 44.1% falling
14 Burkina Faso 46.72 2021 down 22.6% falling
15 Kiribati 43.61 2021 down 19.3% falling
16 Burundi 41.78 2021 down 40.6% falling
17 Angola 41.61 2021 down 56.8% volatile
18 Democratic Republic of Congo 39.94 2021 down 48.3% falling
19 Guinea-Bissau 39.03 2021 down 45.4% falling
20 Togo 38.69 2021 down 42.8% falling
21 Cameroon 36.99 2021 down 49.6% falling
22 India 35.46 2021 down 36.5% falling
23 Malawi 34.94 2021 down 38.8% falling
24 Ethiopia 33.59 2021 down 44.7% falling
25 Eswatini 33.31 2021 down 26.0% falling
26 Mozambique 32.15 2021 down 39.9% falling
27 Tanzania 30.95 2021 down 31.5% falling
28 Zimbabwe 30.91 2021 down 30.1% falling
29 Cote d'Ivoire 29.39 2021 down 34.9% falling
30 Djibouti 29.16 2021 down 26.2% falling
31 South Africa 27.24 2021 down 16.9% falling
32 Liberia 25.9 2021 down 57.5% falling
33 Comoros 25.66 2021 down 40.6% falling
34 Zambia 25.04 2021 down 38.4% falling
35 Equatorial Guinea 24.01 2021 down 59.3% falling
36 Namibia 23.51 2021 down 32.9% falling
37 Pakistan 23.37 2021 down 43.5% falling
38 Rwanda 22.83 2021 down 44.3% volatile
39 Botswana 22.18 2021 down 39.9% falling
40 Palau 21.47 2021 up 22.0% flat
41 Haiti 21.17 2021 down 52.2% falling
42 Gambia 20.41 2021 down 51.2% falling
43 Papua New Guinea 19.45 2021 down 33.6% falling
44 Mauritania 19.29 2021 down 39.4% falling
45 Ghana 19.26 2021 down 33.4% falling
46 Senegal 19.22 2021 down 57.6% volatile
47 Kenya 18.88 2021 down 41.0% falling
48 Bhutan 18.85 2021 down 27.2% falling
49 Indonesia 17.72 2021 down 39.6% falling
50 East Timor 17.68 2021 down 51.9% falling
51 Bangladesh 17.22 2021 down 23.6% falling
52 Uganda 17.05 2021 down 40.6% falling
53 Congo 16.23 2021 down 51.2% falling
54 Laos 14.48 2021 down 54.5% volatile
55 Niue 14.46 2021 up 9.0% falling
56 Fiji 13.76 2021 up 1.5% rising
57 Myanmar 13.67 2021 down 27.0% falling
58 Vanuatu 13.61 2021 down 32.6% falling
59 Gabon 13.6 2021 down 45.6% falling
60 Sudan 12.95 2021 down 54.6% falling
61 Guatemala 12.9 2021 down 29.4% falling
62 Nepal 12.86 2021 down 36.4% falling
63 Marshall Islands 12.53 2021 down 31.8% falling
64 Yemen 12.24 2021 down 43.8% falling
65 Tuvalu 10.62 2021 down 25.7% falling
66 Micronesia (country) 10.54 2021 down 17.5% falling
67 Solomon Islands 10.4 2021 down 35.2% falling
68 Philippines 9.58 2021 down 14.1% falling
69 Thailand 9.53 2021 up 33.3% rising
70 Cambodia 9.01 2021 down 44.9% volatile
71 Honduras 7.26 2021 down 24.6% falling
72 Afghanistan 7.18 2021 down 62.0% volatile
73 Cape Verde 7.15 2021 down 41.2% falling
74 Nauru 7.11 2021 down 40.1% falling
75 Slovakia 6.84 2021 up 1,528.6% volatile
76 Sao Tome and Principe 6.64 2021 down 61.4% volatile
77 Tajikistan 6.22 2021 down 46.3% volatile
78 Bolivia 6.02 2021 down 42.8% volatile
79 Dominican Republic 5.97 2021 down 30.1% falling
80 Venezuela 5.47 2021 up 59.9% falling
81 Samoa 5.36 2021 down 15.2% falling
82 Turkmenistan 5 2021 down 36.7% falling
83 Hungary 4.87 2021 up 94.0% volatile
84 Maldives 4.84 2021 up 48.0% volatile
85 Panama 4.49 2021 up 3.5% falling
86 Belgium 3.99 2021 up 10.8% rising
87 Suriname 3.72 2021 down 9.3% falling
88 El Salvador 3.7 2021 down 23.7% falling
89 Seychelles 3.66 2021 down 13.3% flat
90 Tonga 3.64 2021 up 4.6% falling
91 Guyana 3.63 2021 down 55.2% volatile
92 Germany 3.57 2021 down 36.7% volatile
93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.51 2021 down 6.6% falling
94 Jamaica 3.48 2021 up 66.5% rising
95 Sri Lanka 3.42 2021 down 20.1% falling
96 Malaysia 3.37 2021 up 9.4% rising
97 Poland 3.33 2021 up 825.0% volatile
98 Uruguay 3.27 2021 down 7.1% rising
99 Cyprus 3.19 2021 up 26.6% volatile
100 Vietnam 3.05 2021 down 25.1% falling
101 France 3.04 2021 down 28.1% rising
102 Italy 2.87 2021 up 226.1% volatile
103 Netherlands 2.86 2021 up 169.8% volatile
104 Portugal 2.75 2021 up 157.0% volatile
105 Denmark 2.56 2021 down 45.4% rising
106 Czechia 2.44 2021 down 7.6% volatile
107 Cook Islands 2.41 2021 up 29.6% flat
108 Lithuania 2.35 2021 up 879.2% volatile
108 Paraguay 2.35 2021 down 47.5% falling
110 United States 2.2 2021 down 40.2% rising
111 Mexico 2.19 2021 down 35.2% falling
112 Switzerland 2.17 2021 up 12.4% volatile
113 Brazil 2.12 2021 down 9.8% falling
114 Sweden 2.11 2021 down 46.9% rising
115 Spain 2.08 2021 up 30.0% rising
116 Austria 2.07 2021 up 195.7% volatile
117 Luxembourg 2.02 2021 up 134.9% rising
118 Iraq 1.99 2021 down 74.7% volatile
119 Japan 1.96 2021 down 3.9% rising
120 Algeria 1.95 2021 down 40.5% falling
120 South Korea 1.95 2021 up 15.4% volatile
122 Dominica 1.91 2021 down 17.0% falling
123 United Kingdom 1.89 2021 down 41.3% volatile
124 Monaco 1.88 2021 up 72.5% rising
125 Chile 1.84 2021 up 27.8% rising
126 Canada 1.78 2021 down 65.5% rising
127 Costa Rica 1.73 2021 up 21.8% falling
128 New Zealand 1.72 2021 down 7.5% volatile
129 Colombia 1.69 2021 up 17.4% falling
130 Norway 1.67 2021 down 62.0% falling
131 Moldova 1.6 2021 up 742.1% volatile
132 Saint Lucia 1.55 2021 up 17.4% falling
132 Trinidad and Tobago 1.55 2021 up 14.8% falling
134 Belize 1.51 2021 down 57.0% falling
135 Nicaragua 1.49 2021 down 63.9% volatile
136 Romania 1.47 2021 up 444.4% volatile
137 Lebanon 1.43 2021 up 31.2% rising
138 Serbia 1.42 2021 up 89.3% volatile
139 Cuba 1.4 2021 down 39.4% falling
140 Peru 1.39 2021 down 52.1% volatile
141 Ireland 1.34 2021 up 97.1% rising
142 Egypt 1.31 2021 down 69.3% volatile
143 Australia 1.27 2021 up 111.7% volatile
144 Israel 1.24 2021 down 50.2% rising
145 Greece 1.23 2021 — volatile
146 Bahamas 1.22 2021 up 79.4% rising
147 Azerbaijan 1.2 2021 down 78.6% volatile
148 Kyrgyzstan 1.18 2021 down 70.8% volatile
149 Iceland 1.12 2021 down 12.5% volatile
149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.12 2021 down 13.8% volatile
151 Morocco 1.08 2021 down 67.4% volatile
152 Croatia 1.06 2021 up 89.3% volatile
153 Grenada 1.02 2021 up 5.2% volatile
154 Barbados 0.99 2021 down 2.0% falling
155 Argentina 0.98 2021 down 16.9% falling
156 Armenia 0.94 2021 up 6.8% volatile
157 Syria 0.93 2021 down 21.2% volatile
158 Libya 0.89 2021 down 60.3% volatile
159 Ecuador 0.88 2021 down 48.5% falling
160 Malta 0.84 2021 up 40.0% volatile
161 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.83 2021 up 29.7% rising
161 North Korea 0.83 2021 down 64.2% volatile
163 Uzbekistan 0.82 2021 down 79.4% volatile
164 Mongolia 0.8 2021 down 79.0% volatile
165 Tunisia 0.78 2021 down 12.4% falling
166 Estonia 0.68 2021 — volatile
167 Brunei 0.64 2021 up 357.1% volatile
168 Saudi Arabia 0.63 2021 down 18.2% falling
169 Turkey 0.61 2021 down 6.2% rising
170 Bulgaria 0.57 2021 up 103.6% flat
171 Georgia 0.56 2021 up 12.0% volatile
172 Iran 0.55 2021 down 19.1% volatile
173 Singapore 0.51 2021 down 15.0% rising
174 Bahrain 0.48 2021 up 26.3% falling
174 China 0.48 2021 down 52.0% volatile
176 Mauritius 0.46 2021 down 80.6% falling
177 Oman 0.45 2021 down 13.5% falling
178 Albania 0.43 2021 down 29.5% volatile
179 Jordan 0.38 2021 down 50.6% volatile
180 Kazakhstan 0.36 2021 down 71.0% volatile
181 San Marino 0.33 2021 down 2.9% rising
182 Latvia 0.3 2021 up 76.5% volatile
183 Russia 0.28 2021 down 28.2% falling
184 United Arab Emirates 0.23 2021 down 4.2% falling
185 Finland 0.2 2021 down 76.2% volatile
186 Andorra 0.15 2021 up 7.1% flat
186 Qatar 0.15 2021 down 16.7% falling
188 Ukraine 0.12 2021 down 29.4% falling
189 Belarus 0.11 2021 down 8.3% volatile
189 North Macedonia 0.11 2021 up 10.0% volatile
191 Kuwait 0.08 2021 down 38.5% volatile
192 Slovenia 0.07 2021 down 69.6% volatile
193 Montenegro 0.04 2021 unchanged flat
194 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Death rate from diarrheal diseases who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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