Table 4. Ranking of indicators to include on a scorecard of global diarrhea control.

Rank	Indicatora	Score
1	ORS coverage in children under five with diarrhea	15
2	Rotavirus vaccine coverage	11
3	Zinc coverage in children under five with diarrhea	10
T4	Diarrhea-specific mortality rate	9
T4	Diarrhea prevalence	9
T4	% of population with access to improved sanitation facilities	9
T5	% of population with access to improved drinking-water	7
T5	Coverage with exclusive breastfeeding	7
6	Measles vaccine coverage	6
T7	An indicator of hand-washing rates	4
T7	% of population practicing open defecation	4
T7	Whether or not the MoH plans to introduce rotavirus vaccination	4
T7	Proportion of diarrhea cases seen in health facilities that were treated with both zinc and ORS	4
T8	Whether or not a country has over-the-counter (OTC) status for zinc	3
T8	Vitamin A coverage in children	3
T8	% of women who receive secondary education	3
T9	Proportion of urban households connected to sewage	2
T9	% of mothers between the ages of 15 and 45 who know that zinc and ORS are appropriate treatments for diarrhea	2
T9	Presence of community case management protocols for diarrhea that include ORS and zinc	2
T9	An indicator on latrine usage	2
T10	Height for age Z score at second birthday	1
T10	% of MoH workers trained in the new diarrhea management protocols under Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)	1
T10	Total funding for diarrhea from government and external donors	1
T10	% of providers correctly administering or prescribing diarrhea treatment	1

^aOnly indicators that received 1 point or more were included in Table 4