Table 7.
Diarrhoea burden attributable to inadequate sanitation by region, 2016
| Region | PAF | (95% CI) | Deaths | (95% CI) | DALYs (in 1 000s) | (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa, LMICs | 0.37 | (0.36–0.38) | 236,134 | (229,625–241,875) | 15,303 | (14,866–15,684) |
| America, LMICs | 0.14 | (0.13–0.16) | 3261 | (2949–3529) | 257 | (229–280) |
| Eastern Mediterranean, LMICs | 0.27 | (0.24–0.30) | 34,425 | (30,473–37,781) | 2538 | (2260–2775) |
| Europe, LMICs | 0.03 | (0.02–0.03) | 134 | (91–161) | 20 | (14–24) |
| South-East Asia, LMICs | 0.29 | (0.25–0.33) | 152,986 | (129,778–173,011) | 7245 | (6131–8208) |
| Western Pacific, LMICs | 0.17 | (0.15–0.20) | 4780 | (4041–5413) | 403 | (332–464) |
| Total LMICs | 0.32 | (0.30–0.34) | 431,720 | (407,090–452,623) | 25,765 | (24,519–26,825) |
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 sanitation the counterfactual exposure distribution (plausible minimum risk) of having access to basic sanitation in a community with >75% coverage with basic sanitation facilities was compared to the actual exposure distribution for 2016.