. "Appendix C: The Burden of Disease Resulting from Diarrhea." New Vaccine Development: Establishing Priorities: Volume II, Diseases of Importance in Developing Countries. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1986.
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New Vaccine Development: Establishing Priorities, Volume II, Diseases of Importance in Developing Countries
TABLE C.3 Estimated Annual Number of Diarrheal Episodes for Various Regions (thousands)
Age Group (years)
Region
Under 5
5–14
15–59
60 and Over
Africa
484,010
141,459
79,635
8,186
Asia
1,031,100
333,201
294,448
35,931
Latin America
228,940
100,220
53,604
6,283
Oceania
1,644
643
524
55
Total
1,745,694
575,523
428,211
50,455
TABLE C.4 Estimated Proportion of Diarrheal Episodes by Severity and Consequences, Assuming Current Levels of Interventiona
Age Group (years)
Category
Under 5
5–14
15–59
60 and Over
A (mild)
0.9
0.99
0.99
0.95
B (moderate)
0.08
0.008
0.008
0.04
C (severe)
0.02
0.002
0.002
0.01
H (death)
0.002
0.0004
0.0003
0.0005
aThese values are estimated average proportions for all diarrheal etiologies. The number of episodes, which was ultimately derived by the methods presented here, reflects that for some pathogens severe cases are relatively more common than for all diarrheas aggregated (see Table C.9).
TABLE C.5 Morbidity Episodes and Mortality Arising from Diarrheal Disease
