Table 3.
The mortality rate of diarrheal disease among children under five years in 1990 and 2021, and the changing trend of the mortality rate across different GBD regions.
| Location | Mortality rate per 100,000 population (95% UI) in 1990 | Mortality rate per 100,000 population (95% UI) in 2021 | Percentage change of mortality rate (95% UI) in 1990–2021/% | AAPC of mortality rate (95% CI) in 1990–2021/% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | 263.95 (207.34–311.47) | 51.72 (38.13–70.54) | −80.40 (−85.53 to −74.04) | −6.89 (−6.95 to −6.83) |
| East Asia | 62.68 (46.37–79.32) | 0.99 (0.75–1.36) | −98.42 (−98.85 to −97.85) | −2.01 (−2.05 to −1.96) |
| Southeast Asia | 292.38 (182.00–379.88) | 24.34 (18.27–31.88) | −91.68 (−94.09 to −86.71) | −8.63 (−8.79 to −8.47) |
| Oceania | 191.18 (133.17–280.73) | 91.31 (55.02–142.36) | −52.24 (−68.61 to −30.03) | −3.29 (−3.48 to −3.09) |
| Central Asia | 143.58 (129.43–160.05) | 17.17 (12.41–23.07) | −88.04 (−91.60 to −83.93) | −4.20 (−4.36 to −4.04) |
| Central Europe | 8.46 (7.53–9.51) | 3.31 (2.70–3.90) | −60.81 (−68.35 to −52.61) | −0.15 (−0.16 to −0.14) |
| Eastern Europe | 8.04 (7.62–8.48) | 0.90 (0.80–1.00) | −88.79 (−90.02 to −87.57) | −0.22 (−0.24 to −0.20) |
| High-income Asia Pacific | 1.69 (1.41–2.12) | 0.66 (0.58–0.75) | −60.87 (−68.89 to −50.71) | −0.03 (−0.03 to −0.03) |
| Australasia | 0.89 (0.78–1.01) | 0.33 (0.27–0.41) | −62.68 (−71.23 to −52.29) | −0.02 (−0.02 to −0.01) |
| Western Europe | 0.73 (0.67–0.80) | 0.63 (0.53–0.73) | −14.15 (−28.08 – 1.33) | −0.00 (−0.01 to −0.00) |
| Southern Latin America | 16.71 (15.34–18.20) | 2.07 (1.63–2.64) | −87.60 (−90.39 to −83.86) | −0.47 (−0.51 to −0.44) |
| High-income North America | 1.03 (0.97–1.10) | 0.57 (0.49–0.65) | −45.15 (−53.05 to −37.00) | −0.01 (−0.02 to −0.01) |
| Caribbean | 303.39 (248.83–360.48) | 102.75 (68.75–142.91) | −66.13 (−77.85 to −53.29) | −7.00 (−8.10 to −5.90) |
| Andean Latin America | 149.07 (124.59–178.45) | 9.16 (5.99–12.99) | −93.86 (−95.92 to −91.48) | −5.21 (−5.59 to −4.84) |
| Central Latin America | 172.73 (159.29–188.61) | 14.45 (10.50–19.28) | −91.64 (−94.03 to −88.71) | −4.95 (−5.09 to −4.81) |
| Tropical Latin America | 184.75 (157.68–212.97) | 4.35 (3.40–5.50) | −97.65 (−98.21 to −96.93) | −5.88 (−5.97 to −5.79) |
| North Africa and middle East | 176.43 (132.04–226.29) | 18.77 (13.22–28.93) | −89.36 (−92.17 to −85.78) | −5.04 (−5.11 to −4.97) |
| South Asia | 390.69 (311.63–469.33) | 35.41 (21.76–51.39) | −90.94 (−94.54 to −86.77) | −11.67 (−11.86 to −11.48) |
| Central Sub-Saharan Africa | 583.73 (406.19–736.64) | 63.63 (39.01–98.54) | −89.10 (−92.81 to −82.07) | −16.57 (−17.02 to −16.11) |
| Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa | 566.66 (357.13–776.49) | 104.50 (72.49–151.08) | −81.56 (−88.54 to −69.62) | −15.14 (−15.42 to −14.85) |
| Southern Sub-Saharan Africa | 316.37 (273.20–364.18) | 100.89 (74.14–134.47) | −68.11 (−75.32 to −59.32) | −7.42 (−7.90 to −6.95) |
| Western Sub-Saharan Africa | 810.81 (566.21–1007.66) | 197.35 (132.88–287.80) | −75.66 (−82.55 to −65.46) | −20.36 (−20.76 to −19.96) |
| High-middle SDI region | 35.61 (28.39–42.82) | 2.40 (1.86–3.00) | −93.27 (−94.67 to −91.63) | −1.07 (−1.09 to −1.05) |
| High SDI region | 3.39 (2.62–4.57) | 0.79 (0.68–0.89) | −76.71 (−82.78 to −69.55) | −0.08 (−0.09 to −0.08) |
| Low-middle SDI region | 426.17 (343.75–497.47) | 44.63 (33.79–59.80) | −89.53 (−92.28 to −85.54) | −12.42 (−12.50 to −12.34) |
| Low SDI region | 630.33 (459.39–790.35) | 137.15 (96.81–190.65) | −78.24 (−84.66 to −67.94) | −16.30 (−16.57 to −16.03) |
| Middle SDI region | 143.86 (110.85–170.60) | 14.40 (11.00–18.93) | −89.99 (−92.05 to −87.70) | −4.18 (−4.24 to −4.12) |
Abbreviations: GBD, Global Burden of Disease; AAPC, average annual percent change; CI, confidence interval; UI, uncertainty interval; SDI, socio-demographic index.