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Table 2 Diarrhea incidence rates by WHO region for 2010

From: Diarrhea incidence in low- and middle-income countries in 1990 and 2010: a systematic review

 

Age

 

Episodes of Diarrhea per child year (Uncertainty bounds)

Region

0-5 months

6-11 months

12-23 months

24-59 months

0-59 months

Africa

3.4 (2.1, 5.6)

5.1 (3.4, 8.1)

4.2 (2.7, 6.4)

2.7 (1.7, 4.2)

3.3 (2.2, 5.1)

Americas

4.1 (2.9, 5.2)

6.2 (4.7, 7.5)

5.0 (3.9, 5.8)

3.2 (2.3, 4.0)

4.0 (3.1, 4.7)

Eastern Mediterranean

3.1 (1.5, 5.2)

4.7 (2.4, 7.0)

3.8 (1.9, 5.4)

2.4 (1.3, 3.6)

3.0 (1.6, 4.4)

Europe

4.1 (3.0, 5.3)

6.3 (4.8, 7.6)

5.1 (3.9, 5.9)

3.2 (2.3, 4.1)

4.0 (3.1, 4.7)

South East Asian

2.4 (1.4, 4.0)

3.7 (2.2, 5.6)

3.0 (1.8, 4.3)

1.9 (1.2, 2.6)

2.4 (1.5, 3.3)

Western Pacific

2.3 (1.3, 3.1)

3.5 (2.0, 4.4)

2.9 (1.6, 3.3)

1.8 (1.1, 2.2)

2.3 (1.3, 2.6)

Global

2.9 (2.1, 4.3)

4.5 (3.4, 5.7)

3.6 (2.8, 4.4)

2.3 (1.8, 2.8)

2.9 (2.3, 3.4)