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More than half of the 330,000 childhood deaths attributable to diarrhea in 2015 took place in just 55 out of 782 African states, provinces, or regions.

September 26th, 2018

“Diarrheal diseases are the third leading cause of disease and death in children younger than 5 years of age in Africa and were responsible for an estimated 30 million cases of severe diarrhea (95% credible interval, 27 million to 33 million) and 330,000 deaths (95% credible interval, 270,000 to 380,000) in 2015…….”

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