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Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q3 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
33.1%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
6.1%
Bangladesh
Median
16.1%
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
248

What the numbers show

Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q3 is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 33.1% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 6.1% in Bangladesh.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.1%, and the mean is 16.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 141.0%), and the largest decrease in Bangladesh (down 49.2%).

Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q3: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 33.1% 2008 up 27.8% flat
2 Haiti 28.7% 2017 down 13.0% falling
3 Chad 28.1% 2019 up 14.7% falling
4 Malawi 27.4% 2016 up 9.2% falling
5 Uganda 26.2% 2016 down 13.0% rising
6 Gambia 22.2% 2020 up 32.9% falling
7 Zambia 21.1% 2018 up 15.3% falling
8 Kenya 20.3% 2014 down 1.5% rising
8 Rwanda 20.3% 2020 up 23.8% falling
10 Mali 20.1% 2018 up 8.1% falling
11 Dominican Republic 20.0% 2014 up 8.1% flat
12 Mauritania 19.6% 2021 up 23.3% falling
13 Togo 18.7% 2014 up 16.9% falling
14 Ghana 18.1% 2018 down 30.9% falling
15 Cameroon 17.4% 2018 down 2.2% falling
16 Egypt 17.3% 2014 down 30.2% falling
17 Indonesia 17.2% 2017 up 13.2% rising
18 Burkina Faso 17.1% 2010 down 37.8% falling
19 Tanzania, United Republic of 16.4% 2016 up 4.5% falling
19 Nigeria 16.4% 2018 up 37.8% falling
21 Peru 15.8% 2012 down 26.9% falling
22 Guinea 15.5% 2018 down 13.4% falling
23 Benin 15.3% 2018 up 37.8% falling
23 Zimbabwe 15.3% 2019 up 29.7% falling
23 Côte d'Ivoire 15.3% 2016 down 6.1% falling
26 Senegal 14.9% 2019 down 39.4% falling
27 Colombia 14.2% 2010 down 18.4% falling
28 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.0% 2018 down 39.8% falling
29 Jordan 12.8% 2018 down 45.3% flat
30 Madagascar 12.1% 2021 up 23.5% falling
31 Kyrgyzstan 9.4% 2018 up 141.0% volatile
32 Lesotho 9.3% 2018 down 36.7% falling
33 Mongolia 9.1% 2018 down 22.9% rising
34 India 8.7% 2021 down 28.7% falling
35 Sierra Leone 8.5% 2019 down 44.8% falling
36 Philippines 7.8% 2017 down 27.1% falling
37 Viet Nam 7.7% 2014 down 36.4% falling
38 Nepal 7.1% 2019 down 21.1% falling
39 Guinea-Bissau 6.2% 2019 down 27.9% volatile
40 Bangladesh 6.1% 2019 down 49.2% falling

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Indicator
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q3
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.