Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q1 (lowest) by country

Prevalence of diarrhea: Percentage of children under age five years who had diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey.

Countries reporting
40
Highest
36.1%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
6.3%
Guinea-Bissau
Median
16.1%
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
248

What the numbers show

Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q1 (lowest) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 36.1% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 6.3% in Guinea-Bissau.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.1%, and the mean is 17.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 266.7%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 61.0%).

Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q1: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 36.1% 2008 up 32.7% rising
2 Uganda 30.2% 2016 down 26.2% flat
3 Malawi 28.7% 2016 up 12.1% falling
3 Haiti 28.7% 2017 down 7.1% falling
5 Gambia 27.1% 2020 up 51.4% rising
6 Chad 25.3% 2019 down 6.6% rising
7 Zambia 24.0% 2018 up 26.3% falling
8 Togo 23.5% 2014 up 59.9% falling
9 Mali 23.2% 2018 up 37.3% falling
9 Kenya 23.2% 2014 down 6.1% rising
11 Egypt 22.9% 2014 down 20.8% rising
12 Nigeria 22.5% 2018 up 34.7% falling
13 Dominican Republic 22.4% 2014 down 4.7% falling
14 Ghana 21.4% 2018 down 31.0% falling
15 Rwanda 21.1% 2020 up 7.1% falling
16 Colombia 21.0% 2010 down 1.9% flat
17 Burkina Faso 18.7% 2010 down 15.4% falling
17 Indonesia 18.7% 2017 down 13.4% rising
19 Mauritania 18.1% 2021 up 19.9% falling
20 Peru 16.2% 2012 down 31.6% falling
21 Guinea 16.1% 2018 down 27.8% falling
22 Côte d'Ivoire 16.0% 2016 down 18.8% falling
23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.9% 2018 down 28.4% falling
24 Senegal 15.6% 2019 down 38.8% falling
25 Viet Nam 15.4% 2014 down 15.4% falling
26 Zimbabwe 15.1% 2019 up 37.3% falling
27 Nepal 14.8% 2019 up 2.1% falling
27 Benin 14.8% 2018 up 7.2% falling
29 Jordan 14.7% 2018 down 38.5% falling
30 Madagascar 12.6% 2021 up 16.7% falling
31 Tanzania, United Republic of 11.7% 2016 down 36.1% falling
31 Cameroon 11.7% 2018 down 61.0% falling
33 India 11.0% 2021 down 7.6% falling
34 Kyrgyzstan 9.9% 2018 up 266.7% volatile
35 Philippines 9.4% 2017 down 32.9% falling
36 Mongolia 9.0% 2018 down 19.6% rising
37 Lesotho 8.4% 2018 down 54.6% falling
37 Bangladesh 8.4% 2019 down 30.6% falling
39 Sierra Leone 7.0% 2019 down 51.7% falling
40 Guinea-Bissau 6.3% 2019 down 19.2% volatile

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Indicator
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 248 data points, 1990–2021
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Prevalence of diarrhea: Percentage of children under age five years who had diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey.