Table A1. Characteristics of studies on worldwide diarrheal deaths and hospitalizations, 2000–2004.

Income group and country	Year of publication	Study period	No. diarrhea hospitalizations	Rotavirus detection rate (%)	Reference
Low
Cameroon	2003	1999–2000	890	21.9	16
Côte d'Ivoire	2003	1997–1999	479	28.3	17
Ghana	2003	1997–2002	2,205	40.5	18
Ghana	2003	1998–2000	1,717	39.4	19
India	2004	2001	401	35.5	20
India	2001	1993–1996	628	28.3	21
India	2003	1999–2000	202	23.3	22
Indonesia	2004	2001–2002	577	52.0	23
Indonesia	2002	1997–1999	339	44.8	24
Nigeria	2003	1998–1999	417	38.6	17
Vietnam	2004	2001–2002	1,570	59.0	23
Vietnam	2003	1999–2000	1,355	65.6	25
Zambia	2003	1997–1999	1,635	23.3	17
Low-middle
Bosnia-Herzegovina	2003	1999–2000	201	23.9	26
Brazil	2001	1998–1999	190	32.6	27
China	2004	2001–2002	2,079	44.0	23
China	2000	1996–1999	1,130	26.1	28
China	2002	1998–2000	3,177	41.0	29
China	2003	1998–2001	1,211	52.9	30
China	2004	1999–2001	1,230	40.1	31
Jordan	2002	1997–2000	840	43.4	32
Paraguay	2003	1998–2000	410	22.7	33
Paraguay	2002	1999–2000	141	42.5	34
Peru	2001	1995–1997	386	52.0	35
South Africa	2003	1997–1999	1,525	32.0	17
Thailand	2004	2001–2002	992	44.0	23
Turkey	2003	2000–2001	920	39.8	36
High-middle
Argentina	2001	1996–1998	1,312	42.0	37
Argentina	2001	1997–1998	133	35.3	38
Chile	2001	1997–1999	276	47.0	39
Malaysia	2004	2001–2002	1,374	57.0	23
Malaysia	2003	1996–1999	1,362	24.0	40
Poland	2000	1997	773	35.6	41
Venezuela	2001	1997–1999	946	38.0	39
High
France	2002	1997–2000	706	50.9	42
Germany	2003	2001–2002	217	47.0	43
Italy	2002	2001	330	41.4	44
South Korea	2000	1998–1999	243	40.0	45
South Korea	2003	1998–2000	348	59.0	46
Spain	2004	1998–2002	3,760	31.0	47