• Question: HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD GET DIARRHOEA EVERY DAY?

    Asked by liciharman to Andrew on 14 Jun 2013. This question was also asked by thedon59.
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      Andrew Swale answered on 14 Jun 2013:

      Interesting question – difficult to answer! Diarrhoea is caused by multiple pathogens, most commonly through dirty water (e.g. cholera)

      The World Health Organisation tells us that there are approx. 1.7 billion cases of diarrhoea per year.

      So I want you to tell me what that would be on average per day, to the nearest one decimal place? You can use a calculator 🙂

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