Table 6.
Diarrhoea burden attributable to inadequate water by region, 2016
| Region | PAF | (95% CI) | Deaths | (95% CI) | DALYs (in 1 000s) | (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa, LMICs | 0.40 | (0.22–0.51) | 259,073 | (140,144–330,643) | 16,837 | (9120–21,472) |
| America, LMICs | 0.27 | (0.02–0.42) | 6246 | (480–9469) | 506 | (22–776) |
| Eastern Mediterranean, LMICs | 0.39 | (0.19–0.50) | 48,947 | (24,067–63,413) | 3675 | (1778–4764) |
| Europe, LMICs | 0.20 | (0.02–0.31) | 959 | (86–1500) | 137 | (2–215) |
| South-East Asia, LMICs | 0.31 | (0.12–0.43) | 163,760 | (64,307–225,941) | 7798 | (3067–10,750) |
| Western Pacific, LMICs | 0.21 | (0.08–0.30) | 5756 | (2069–8320) | 493 | (160–725) |
| Total LMICs | 0.36 | (0.19–0.47) | 484,741 | (231,153–639,285) | 29,446 | (14,149–38,702) |
DALYs: disability-adjusted life years, PAF: population-attributable fraction; LMICs: low- and middle-income countries; for the analysis of burden of diarrhoeal disease attributed to inadequate water the counterfactual exposure distribution (plausible minimum risk) of filtering/boiling of water from any water source with subsequent safe storage was compared to the actual exposure distribution for 2016.