Table 1.

Estimates of the global burden due to pneumonia and diarrhea in children under five in 2010 [6,7]

	CHERG		GBD 2010
	Deaths (×1,000)	% total U5 mortality	Deaths (×1,000)	% total U5 mortality	% difference*
Total U5 mortality	7,622	100%	6,841	100%	11%
Pneumonia/LRI** U5	1,396	18.3%	847	12.4%	49%
Pneumonia/LRI** neonatal (0–27 days)	325	4.3%	194	2.8%	51%
Pneumonia/LRI** postneonatal	1,071	14.1%	654	9.6%	48%
Diarrhea U5	801	10.5%	666	9.7%	18%
Diarrhea neonatal (0–27 days)	50	0.7%	77	1.1%	−43%
Diarrhea postneonatal	751	9.9%	589	8.6%	24%

*Percent difference calculated: (CHERG - GBD 2010)/((CHERG + GBD 2010)/2) × 100.

**LRI: Lower respiratory infection.