Table 9.
Diarrhoea burden attributable to the cluster of inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene behaviours by region, 2016
| Region | PAF | (95% CI) | Deaths | (95% CI) | DALYs (in 1 000s) | (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa, all | 0.67 | (0.62–0.72) | 431,700 | (398,398–462,156) | 27,997 | (25,822–29,968) |
| America, LMICs | 0.43 | (0.35–0.51) | 9861 | (8050–11,623) | 799 | (639–952) |
| America, HICs | 0.08 | (0.00–0.25) | 930 | (0–4967) | 25 | (0–131) |
| Eastern Mediterranean, LMICs | 0.60 | (0.50–0.70) | 76,387 | (62,928–87,982) | 5718 | (4787–6531) |
| Eastern Mediterranean, HICs | 0.08 | (0.00–0.25) | 34 | (0–186) | 5 | (0–27) |
| Europe, LMICs | 0.31 | (0.22–0.39) | 1481 | (1053–1899) | 207 | (148–265) |
| Europe, HICs | 0.08 | (0.00–0.17) | 1216 | (0–6371) | 29 | (0–151) |
| South-East Asia, all | 0.56 | (0.43–0.68) | 295,070 | (225,467–356,569) | 13,981 | (10,634–16,948) |
| Western Pacific, LMICs | 0.43 | (0.32–0.53) | 11,661 | (8651–14,501) | 1008 | (715–1282) |
| Western Pacific, HICs | 0.08 | (0.00–0.23) | 310 | (0–1645) | 6 | (0–31) |
| Total | 0.60 | (0.54–0.65) | 828,651 | (753,021–901,072) | 49,774 | (45,835–53,596) |
DALYs: disability-adjusted life years, PAF: population-attributable fraction; LMICs: low- and middle-income countries, HICs: high-income countries.