Background Diarrheal diseases are the third leading cause of disease and death in children
younger than 5 years of age in Africa and were responsible for an estimated 30 million …

Background Across low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), one in ten deaths in
children younger than 5 years is attributable to diarrhoea. The substantial between-country …

Background Diarrhea is recognized as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among
children under 5 years of age in low-and middle-income countries yet updated estimates of …

Background Diarrhoeal diseases cause illness and death among children younger than 5
years in low-income countries. We designed the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) to …

Background Diarrhea remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among
children under 5 years of age, but in many low and middle-income countries where vital …

Background Diarrhea is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in sub-
Saharan Africa. Data on risk factors for mortality are limited. We conducted hospital-based …

Background Diarrhoea is the second commonest cause of under-five mortality accounting
for over half a million deaths annually. Although the prevalence of diarrhoea in Plateau State …

Background Many countries have shown marked declines in diarrhoeal disease mortality
among children younger than 5 years. With this analysis, we provide updated results on …

Background Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of child mortality and one of the main
causes of medical consultation for children in sub-Saharan countries. This paper attempts to …

Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
(GBD) 2016 provides an up-to-date analysis of the burden of diarrhoea in 195 countries …