Table 2.
Prevalence of diarrhea among under-five children in LMICs
| Countries | Survey year | Prevalence of diarrhea (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of drinking water | Type of toilet | Total | ||||
| Improved | Unimproved | Improved | Unimproved | |||
| Maldives | 2016/17 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Nepal | 2016 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 7.4 |
| Bangladesh | 2017/18 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| India | 2019/21 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| Pakistan | 2017 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 18.1 | 19.6 | 19.2 |
| Timor-Leste | 2016 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| Albania | 2017/18 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 13.4 | 8.2 |
| Tajikistan | 2017 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 |
| Jordan | 2017/18 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 11.5 | 9.8 |
| Benin | 2017/18 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 7.3 | 11.9 | 11.1 |
| Cameroon | 2018 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 11.5 |
| Mauritania | 2019/21 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 13.6 |
| Gambia | 2019/20 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 19.3 | 18.7 |
| Guinea | 2018 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 14.6 |
| Liberia | 2019/20 | 19.2 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 17.9 |
| Mali | 2018 | 16.6 | 17.9 | 16.4 | 19.2 | 17.9 |
| Nigeria | 2018 | 14.0 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 14.9 |
| Sierra leone | 2019 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Burundi | 2016/17 | 22.3 | 23.0 | 21.7 | 24.1 | 23.0 |
| Ethiopia | 2016 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 12.0 |
| Madagascar | 2021 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
| Rwanda | 2019/20 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 16.1 | 14.9 |
| South Africa | 2016 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Uganda | 2016 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.7 |
| Haiti | 2016/17 | 18.6 | 20.6 | 18.5 | 21.7 | 20.6 |
| Zambia | 2018 | 14.1 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2016–18 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 15.1 | 14.5 |
| Overall | 11.1 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 12.5 | 11.0 | |