SOURCE
World Health Organisation. 1997-1999
World Health Statistics Annual. Geneva: WHO, 2000
DEFINITION
Death rate from intestinal infectious diseases
Units: Deaths/100,000 Population
Units: The final number is based on an aggregation of deaths recorded for
WHO code B01 for all age groups by sex. These were then combined with
UN Population Division population data for the country in that particular year. The death rates were standardized utilizing the age structure for the
population of
Canada. See page 22 of the2001 ESI report for more details on the methodology.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
|
|
# 1
|
Tajikistan: |
36.81% |
|
|
Health in Tajikistan
|
|
= 2
|
Sierra Leone: |
36.43% |
|
|
Health in Sierra Leone
|
|
= 2
|
Liberia: |
36.43% |
|
|
Health in Liberia
|
|
= 2
|
Niger: |
36.43% |
|
|
Health in Niger
|
|
= 2
|
Angola: |
36.43% |
|
|
Health in Angola
|
|
# 6
|
Burundi: |
36.25% |
|
|
Health in Burundi
|
|
# 7
|
Somalia: |
36.24% |
|
|
Health in Somalia
|
|
# 8
|
Chad: |
36.19% |
|
|
Health in Chad
|
|
# 9
|
Mali: |
36.18% |
|
|
Health in Mali
|
|
# 10
|
El Salvador: |
36.17% |
|
|
Health in El Salvador
|
|
# 11
|
Guinea-Bissau: |
36.14% |
|
|
Health in Guinea-Bissau
|
|
# 12
|
Rwanda: |
36.06% |
|
|
Health in Rwanda
|
|
# 13
|
Togo: |
36.05% |
|
|
Health in Togo
|
|
# 14
|
Ethiopia: |
35.86% |
|
|
Health in Ethiopia
|
|
# 15
|
Madagascar: |
35.85% |
|
|
Health in Madagascar
|
|
# 16
|
Guinea: |
35.81% |
|
|
Health in Guinea
|
|
# 17
|
Sudan: |
35.8% |
|
|
Health in Sudan
|
|
# 18
|
Mauritania: |
35.65% |
|
|
Health in Mauritania
|
|
# 19
|
Burkina Faso: |
35.57% |
|
|
Health in Burkina Faso
|
|
# 20
|
Malawi: |
35.19% |
|
|
Health in Malawi
|
|
# 21
|
Pakistan: |
35.15% |
|
|
Health in Pakistan
|
|
# 22
|
Zambia: |
34.88% |
|
|
Health in Zambia
|
|
# 23
|
Cameroon: |
34.55% |
|
|
Health in Cameroon
|
|
# 24
|
Uganda: |
34.06% |
|
|
Health in Uganda
|
|
# 25
|
Cote d'Ivoire: |
33.92% |
|
|
Health in Cote d'Ivoire
|
|
# 26
|
Nigeria: |
33.72% |
|
|
Health in Nigeria
|
|
# 27
|
Central African Republic: |
33.51% |
|
|
Health in Central African Republic
|
|
# 28
|
Mozambique: |
33.47% |
|
|
Health in Mozambique
|
|
# 29
|
Iraq: |
33.31% |
|
|
Health in Iraq
|
|
# 30
|
Nepal: |
33.02% |
|
|
Health in Nepal
|
|
# 31
|
Gabon: |
32.39% |
|
|
Health in Gabon
|
|
# 32
|
Cambodia: |
32.31% |
|
|
Health in Cambodia
|
|
# 33
|
Kenya: |
32.26% |
|
|
Health in Kenya
|
|
# 34
|
Haiti: |
31.97% |
|
|
Health in Haiti
|
|
# 35
|
Benin: |
31.38% |
|
|
Health in Benin
|
|
# 36
|
Tanzania: |
30.75% |
|
|
Health in Tanzania
|
|
# 37
|
Senegal: |
30.1% |
|
|
Health in Senegal
|
|
# 38
|
Laos: |
28.81% |
|
|
Health in Laos
|
|
# 39
|
Burma: |
28.31% |
|
|
Health in Burma
|
|
# 40
|
Gambia, The: |
27.55% |
|
|
Health in Gambia, The
|
|
# 41
|
Bangladesh: |
25.2% |
|
|
Health in Bangladesh
|
|
# 42
|
South Africa: |
24.99% |
|
|
Health in South Africa
|
|
# 43
|
India: |
24.25% |
|
|
Health in India
|
|
# 44
|
Nicaragua: |
24.07% |
|
|
Health in Nicaragua
|
|
# 45
|
Ghana: |
23.99% |
|
|
Health in Ghana
|
|
# 46
|
Guatemala: |
23.35% |
|
|
Health in Guatemala
|
|
# 47
|
Turkmenistan: |
23.34% |
|
|
Health in Turkmenistan
|
|
# 48
|
Peru: |
22.25% |
|
|
Health in Peru
|
|
# 49
|
Namibia: |
21.54% |
|
|
Health in Namibia
|
|
# 50
|
Botswana: |
20.72% |
|
|
Health in Botswana
|
|
# 51
|
Venezuela: |
20.16% |
|
|
Health in Venezuela
|
|
# 52
|
Egypt: |
19.65% |
|
|
Health in Egypt
|
|
# 53
|
Zimbabwe: |
19.43% |
|
|
Health in Zimbabwe
|
|
# 54
|
Papua New Guinea: |
18.54% |
|
|
Health in Papua New Guinea
|
|
# 55
|
Mexico: |
18.48% |
|
|
Health in Mexico
|
|
# 56
|
Bolivia: |
17.42% |
|
|
Health in Bolivia
|
|
# 57
|
Paraguay: |
16% |
|
|
Health in Paraguay
|
|
# 58
|
Malaysia: |
15.96% |
|
|
Health in Malaysia
|
|
# 59
|
Iran: |
15.7% |
|
|
Health in Iran
|
|
# 60
|
Indonesia: |
15.69% |
|
|
Health in Indonesia
|
|
# 61
|
Turkey: |
15.51% |
|
|
Health in Turkey
|
|
# 62
|
Morocco: |
15.49% |
|
|
Health in Morocco
|
|
# 63
|
Sri Lanka: |
15.31% |
|
|
Health in Sri Lanka
|
|
# 64
|
Jordan: |
14.88% |
|
|
Health in Jordan
|
|
# 65
|
Dominica: |
14.65% |
|
|
Health in Dominica
|
|
= 66
|
Brazil: |
14.43% |
|
|
Health in Brazil
|
|
= 66
|
Jamaica: |
14.43% |
|
|
Health in Jamaica
|
|
# 68
|
Ecuador: |
14.28% |
|
|
Health in Ecuador
|
|
# 69
|
Philippines: |
13.78% |
|
|
Health in Philippines
|
|
# 70
|
Algeria: |
13.74% |
|
|
Health in Algeria
|
|
# 71
|
Thailand: |
12.95% |
|
|
Health in Thailand
|
|
# 72
|
Syria: |
12.91% |
|
|
Health in Syria
|
|
# 73
|
Lebanon: |
12.84% |
|
|
Health in Lebanon
|
|
# 74
|
Saudi Arabia: |
11.28% |
|
|
Health in Saudi Arabia
|
|
# 75
|
Uzbekistan: |
9.58% |
|
|
Health in Uzbekistan
|
|
# 76
|
Cuba: |
9.51% |
|
|
Health in Cuba
|
|
# 77
|
Costa Rica: |
9.28% |
|
|
Health in Costa Rica
|
|
# 78
|
Libya: |
8.79% |
|
|
Health in Libya
|
|
# 79
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
8.34% |
|
|
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
|
# 80
|
Kyrgyzstan: |
8.28% |
|
|
Health in Kyrgyzstan
|
|
# 81
|
Honduras: |
7.96% |
|
|
Health in Honduras
|
|
# 82
|
Denmark: |
7.86% |
|
|
Health in Denmark
|
|
# 83
|
Tunisia: |
7.69% |
|
|
Health in Tunisia
|
|
# 84
|
United States: |
7.35% |
|
|
Health in United States
|
|
# 85
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
6.81% |
|
|
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
|
# 86
|
Colombia: |
6.42% |
|
|
Health in Colombia
|
|
# 87
|
Bhutan: |
6.16% |
|
|
Health in Bhutan
|
|
# 88
|
Oman: |
5.68% |
|
|
Health in Oman
|
|
# 89
|
Panama: |
5.14% |
|
|
Health in Panama
|
|
# 90
|
China: |
5.08% |
|
|
Health in China
|
|
# 91
|
Azerbaijan: |
5.05% |
|
|
Health in Azerbaijan
|
|
# 92
|
Trinidad and Tobago: |
4.97% |
|
|
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
|
|
# 93
|
Uruguay: |
4.3% |
|
|
Health in Uruguay
|
|
# 94
|
Korea, North: |
4.21% |
|
|
Health in Korea, North
|
|
# 95
|
United Arab Emirates: |
3.31% |
|
|
Health in United Arab Emirates
|
|
# 96
|
Kazakhstan: |
3.24% |
|
|
Health in Kazakhstan
|
|
# 97
|
Chile: |
3.21% |
|
|
Health in Chile
|
|
# 98
|
Armenia: |
3.15% |
|
|
Health in Armenia
|
|
# 99
|
Switzerland: |
2.97% |
|
|
Health in Switzerland
|
|
# 100
|
Korea, South: |
2.62% |
|
|
Health in Korea, South
|
|
# 101
|
Vietnam: |
2.15% |
|
|
Health in Vietnam
|
|
# 102
|
Mongolia: |
2.06% |
|
|
Health in Mongolia
|
|
# 103
|
Argentina: |
1.95% |
|
|
Health in Argentina
|
|
# 104
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: |
1.46% |
|
|
Health in Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
|
|
# 105
|
Norway: |
1.33% |
|
|
Health in Norway
|
|
# 106
|
Iceland: |
1.11% |
|
|
Health in Iceland
|
|
# 107
|
Romania: |
1.08% |
|
|
Health in Romania
|
|
# 108
|
Moldova: |
1.04% |
|
|
Health in Moldova
|
|
= 109
|
France: |
0.97% |
|
|
Health in France
|
|
= 109
|
Finland: |
0.97% |
|
|
Health in Finland
|
|
# 111
|
Russia: |
0.9% |
|
|
Health in Russia
|
|
# 112
|
Japan: |
0.88% |
|
|
Health in Japan
|
|
# 113
|
Belgium: |
0.84% |
|
|
Health in Belgium
|
|
# 114
|
United Kingdom: |
0.75% |
|
|
Health in United Kingdom
|
|
# 115
|
Australia: |
0.62% |
|
|
Health in Australia
|
|
# 116
|
Ireland: |
0.57% |
|
|
Health in Ireland
|
|
= 117
|
Bulgaria: |
0.56% |
|
|
Health in Bulgaria
|
|
= 117
|
Spain: |
0.56% |
|
|
Health in Spain
|
|
# 119
|
Ukraine: |
0.54% |
|
|
Health in Ukraine
|
|
# 120
|
New Zealand: |
0.51% |
|
|
Health in New Zealand
|
|
# 121
|
Israel: |
0.45% |
|
|
Health in Israel
|
|
= 122
|
Czech Republic: |
0.43% |
|
|
Health in Czech Republic
|
|
= 122
|
Belarus: |
0.43% |
|
|
Health in Belarus
|
|
# 124
|
Sweden: |
0.39% |
|
|
Health in Sweden
|
|
# 125
|
Croatia: |
0.38% |
|
|
Health in Croatia
|
|
= 126
|
Lithuania: |
0.34% |
|
|
Health in Lithuania
|
|
= 126
|
Germany: |
0.34% |
|
|
Health in Germany
|
|
# 128
|
Albania: |
0.33% |
|
|
Health in Albania
|
|
# 129
|
Estonia: |
0.31% |
|
|
Health in Estonia
|
|
# 130
|
Canada: |
0.3% |
|
|
Health in Canada
|
|
# 131
|
Slovenia: |
0.29% |
|
|
Health in Slovenia
|
|
# 132
|
Netherlands: |
0.28% |
|
|
Health in Netherlands
|
|
# 133
|
Kuwait: |
0.26% |
|
|
Health in Kuwait
|
|
# 134
|
Hungary: |
0.25% |
|
|
Health in Hungary
|
|
# 135
|
Slovakia: |
0.24% |
|
|
Health in Slovakia
|
|
# 136
|
Latvia: |
0.23% |
|
|
Health in Latvia
|
|
# 137
|
Portugal: |
0.17% |
|
|
Health in Portugal
|
|
# 138
|
Austria: |
0.13% |
|
|
Health in Austria
|
|
# 139
|
Italy: |
0.12% |
|
|
Health in Italy
|
|
# 140
|
Poland: |
0.11% |
|
|
Health in Poland
|
|
# 141
|
Greece: |
0% |
|
|
Health in Greece
|
| |
Weighted average: |
15.3% |
|
DEFINITION: Death rate from intestinal infectious diseases
Units: Deaths/100,000 Population
Units: The final number is based on an aggregation of deaths recorded for
WHO code B01 for all age groups by sex. These were then combined with
UN Population Division population data for the country in that particular year. The death rates were standardized utilizing the age structure for the
population of
Canada. See page 22 of the2001 ESI report for more details on the methodology.
SOURCE: World Health Organisation. 1997-1999
World Health Statistics Annual. Geneva: WHO, 2000