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    Home  >  Rotavirus  >  Global Illness and Deaths Caused by Rotavirus Disease in Children


Rotavirus Vaccines
Global Deaths by Rotavirus

Global Illness and Deaths Caused by Rotavirus Disease in Children

Umesh D. Parashar,* Erik G. Hummelman,*Joseph S. Bresee,* Mark A. Miller,† and Roger I. Glass*
*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and †Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Appendix B [online only]

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Table. Country-specific estimates of deaths from diarrhea and rotavirus in children.

Country

GNP per capita
(US $)a

Deaths of children <5 y
(x1,000)b

Estimated deaths
from diarrheac

Estimated deaths
from rotavirusd

Afghanistan

250

293

61,530

12,306

Albania

870

2

340

85

Algeria

1,550

36

6,120

1,530

Angola

220

176

36,960

7,392

Antigua and Barbuda

8,520

0

–

–

Argentina

7,600

16

1,440

446

Armenia

490

1

210

42

Australia

20,050

1

10

3

Austria

25,970

0

–

–

Azerbaijan

550

5

1,050

210

Bahamas

12,400

0

–

–

Bahrain

7,640

0

–

–

Bangladesh

370

312

65,520

13,104

Barbados

6,610

0

–

–

Belarus

2,630

3

510

128

Belgium

24,510

1

10

3

Belize

2,730

0

–

–

Benin

380

38

7,980

1,596

Bhutan

510

8

1,680

336

Bolivia

1,010

22

3,740

935

Bosnia and Herzegovina

b

1

170

43

Botswana

3,240

3

270

84

Brazil

4,420

134

12,060

3,739

Brunei Darussalam

24,630

0

–

–

Bulgaria

1,380

1

170

43

Burkina Faso

240

105

22,050

4,410

Burundi

120

48

10,080

2,016

Cambodia

260

44

9,240

1,848

Cameroon

580

88

18,480

3,696

Canada

19,320

2

20

7

Cape Verde

1,330

1

170

43

Central African Republic

290

23

4,830

966

Chad

200

64

13,440

2,688

Chile

4,740

3

270

84

China

780

813

138,210

34,553

Colombia

2,250

31

5,270

1,318

Comoros

350

2

420

84

Congo

670

13

2,730

546

Congo, Dem. Republic

110

475

99,750

19,950

Costa Rica

2,740

1

170

43

Cτte d'Ivoire

710

92

19,320

3,864

Croatia

4,580

0

–

–

Cuba

1,170

1

170

43

Cyprus

11,960

0

–

–

Czech Republic

5,060

0

–

–

Denmark

32,030

0

–

–

Djibouti

790

3

510

128

Dominica

3,170

0

–

–

Dominican Republic

1,910

10

1,700

425

Ecuador

1,310

11

1,870

468

Egypt

1,400

89

15,130

3,783

El Salvador

1,900

7

1,190

298

Equatorial Guinea

1,170

3

510

128

Eritrea

200

16

3,360

672

Estonia

3,480

0

–

–

Ethiopia

100

475

99,750

19,950

Fiji

2,210

0

–

–

Finland

23,780

0

–

–

France

23,480

4

40

14

Gabon

3,350

6

540

167

Gambia

340

4

840

168

Georgia

620

2

420

84

Germany

25,350

4

40

14

Ghana

390

73

15,330

3,066

Greece

11,770

1

10

3

Grenada

3,450

0

–

–

Guatemala

1,660

24

4,080

1,020

Guinea

510

56

11,760

2,352

Guinea-Bissau

160

10

2,100

420

Guyana

760

1

170

43

Haiti

460

33

6,930

1,386

Honduras

760

9

1,530

383

Hungary

4,650

1

90

28

Iceland

29,280

0

–

–

India

450

2,400

504,000

100,800

Indonesia

580

240

50,400

10,080

Iran

1,760

64

10,880

2,720

Iraq

2,170

103

17,510

4,378

Ireland

19,160

0

–

–

Israel

17,450

1

10

3

Italy

19,710

3

30

10

Jamaica

2,330

1

170

43

Japan

32,230

5

50

17

Jordan

1,500

8

1,360

340

Kazakhstan

1,230

12

2,040

510

Kenya

360

117

24,570

4,914

Kiribati

910

0

–

–

Korea, Dem. People’s Rep.

a

14

2,940

588

Korea, Republic of

8,490

3

270

84

Kuwait

19,020

0

–

–

Kyrgyzstan

300

8

1,680

336

Lao People’s Dem. Republic

280

23

4,830

966

Latvia

2,470

0

–

–

Lebanon

3,700

2

180

56

Lesotho

550

10

2,100

420

Liberia

490

30

6,300

1,260

Libya

5,540

4

360

112

Lithuania

2,620

1

170

43

Luxembourg

44,640

0

–

–

Madagascar

250

94

19,740

3,948

Malawi

190

105

22,050

4,410

Malaysia

3,400

5

450

140

Maldives

1,160

1

170

43

Mali

240

119

24,990

4,998

Malta

9,210

0

–

–

Marshall Islands

1,560

0

–

–

Mauritania

380

19

3,990

798

Mauritius

3,590

0

–

–

Mexico

4,400

77

6,930

2,148

Micronesia, Fed. States of

1,810

0

–

–

Moldova, Republic of

370

2

420

84

Mongolia

350

5

1,050

210

Morocco

1,200

37

6,290

1,573

Mozambique

230

168

35,280

7,056

Myanmar

220

106

22,260

4,452

Namibia

1,890

4

680

170

Nepal

220

82

17,220

3,444

Netherlands

24,320

1

10

3

New Zealand

13,780

0

–

–

Nicaragua

430

8

1,680

336

Niger

190

137

28,770

5,754

Nigeria

310

781

164,010

32,802

Norway

32,880

0

–

–

Oman

4,940

1

90

28

Pakistan

470

599

125,790

25,158

Panama

3,070

2

180

56

Papua New Guinea

800

17

2,890

723

Paraguay

1,580

5

850

213

Peru

2,390

32

5,440

1,360

Philippines

1,020

87

14,790

3,698

Poland

3,960

4

360

112

Portugal

10,600

1

10

3

Qatar

12,000

0

–

–

Romania

1,520

5

850

213

Russian Federation

2,270

32

5,440

1,360

Rwanda

250

53

11,130

2,226

Saint Kitts and Nevis

6,420

0

–

–

Saint Lucia

3,770

0

–

–

Saint Vincent/Grenadines

2,700

0

–

–

Samoa

1,060

0

–

–

Sao Tome and Principe

270

0

–

–

Saudi Arabia

6,910

17

1,530

474

Senegal

510

43

9,030

1,806

Seychelles

6,540

0

–

–

Sierra Leone

130

68

14,280

2,856

Singapore

29,610

0

–

–

Slovakia

3,590

1

90

28

Slovenia

9,890

0

–

–

Solomon Islands

750

0

–

–

Somalia

120

106

22,260