Diarrhoea took more lives in last 5 yrs than all other water-borne diseases

Over five years to 2017, water-borne diseases–cholera, diarrhoea, typhoid and viral hepatitis–caused 10,738 deaths, latest government data show.

Diarrhoea remained the leading killer, causing about 60% of all deaths, according to this reply to the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) by Jai Prakash Nadda, minister for health and family welfare, on April 6, 2018.

India loses 73 million working days due to water-borne diseases, IndiaSpend reported on June 21, 2016.

India registered 69.14 million cases–or as many people as in United Kingdom–of four water-borne diseases over five years to 2017, govt data show.

Diarrhoea caused 6,514 deaths, the most of water-borne diseases in India, over five years to 2017. Other killers were viral hepatitis (2,143), typhoid (2,061) and cholera (20).