Diarrhoeal diseases
Children under 5 · Declining trend
Diseases causing severe dehydration through frequent watery stools. Cholera, rotavirus, and E. coli are common causes. Largely preventable with clean water and sanitation.
Deaths / year
1,500,000
Deaths / day
4,110
Deaths / hour
171
Deaths / second
0.05
Share of all global deaths
2%
1,500,000 of 62,000,000 total deaths
Risk Factors
Unsafe water
Poor sanitation
Malnutrition
Lack of oral rehydration
Lack of vaccination
Age group most affected
Children under 5
Global trend
Declining