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 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 …

OBJECTIVE: The major objective of this study is to provide estimates of diarrhoea mortality
at country, regional and global level by employing the Child Health Epidemiology Reference …

Diarrhoea is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality yet diarrhoea specific incidence and
mortality rates for older children, adolescents, and adults have not been systematically …

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 …

One in 12 of the children born in 2001 have died or will die before their fifth birthday. This
represents an annual total of 10.8 million childhood deaths, about 70% of which occur in …

Background Little is known about the causes of death in children in India after age five
years. The objective of this study is to provide the first ever direct national and sub-national …

Background Childhood diarrhea deaths have declined more than 80% from 1980 to 2015, in
spite of an increase in the number of children in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) …

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 …

The annual number of deaths from diarrheal diseases among the 0–4 year age group in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs) has dropped by 89 percent, from 4.6 million in 1980 to …