Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q2 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
33.6%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
7.6%
Viet Nam
Median
16.9%
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
248
What the numbers show
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q2 is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 33.6% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 7.6% in Viet Nam.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.9%, and the mean is 17.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 159.4%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 48.0%).
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 33.6% | 2008 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 2 | Malawi | 29.4% | 2016 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 3 | Chad | 28.8% | 2019 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 4 | Uganda | 26.9% | 2016 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 5 | Mali | 25.2% | 2018 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 6 | Gambia | 23.8% | 2020 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 6 | Haiti | 23.8% | 2017 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 8 | Togo | 22.8% | 2014 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 9 | Kenya | 22.2% | 2014 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 10 | Rwanda | 21.4% | 2020 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 20.7% | 2014 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 12 | Zambia | 20.3% | 2018 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 13 | Nigeria | 19.7% | 2018 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 19.6% | 2014 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 19.4% | 2010 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 19.0% | 2010 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 17 | Peru | 18.8% | 2012 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 18 | Ghana | 18.5% | 2018 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 19 | Guinea | 18.0% | 2018 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 20 | Indonesia | 17.8% | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Benin | 16.0% | 2018 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 22 | Cameroon | 15.9% | 2018 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 15.6% | 2016 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 23 | Mauritania | 15.6% | 2021 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 25 | Senegal | 15.5% | 2019 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.5% | 2016 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 27 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 13.6% | 2018 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 13.3% | 2019 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 29 | Jordan | 12.8% | 2018 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 30 | Madagascar | 11.3% | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 31 | Nepal | 10.0% | 2019 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 32 | India | 9.9% | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 9.4% | 2019 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 34 | Mongolia | 9.2% | 2018 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 35 | Lesotho | 9.0% | 2018 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.5% | 2019 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.3% | 2018 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 8.2% | 2019 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 39 | Philippines | 7.9% | 2017 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 7.6% | 2014 | down 38.7% | falling |
About this data
Prevalence of diarrhea: Percentage of children under age five years who had diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey.