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Number of child deaths from diarrheal diseases by risk factor, World

1990201719952000200520102015Unsafe water sourceSuboptimal breastfeedingNo access to handwashing facilityUnsafe sanitationVitamin A deficiencyLow birth weight and short gestationChild growth failureZinc deficiency

Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease Study (2017)

Note: Risk factors can compound for a given cause of death, therefore, attributable risks are not additive and cannot be summed to the total number of deaths for a cause.

1990
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