Estimated number of deaths due to Shigellae and ETEC among older children and adults in Africa and South Asia using Method 1.

∧Papers identified by previously published systematic review [2].∧∧Number of deaths per year among persons ≥5 yrs of age in countries identified by WHO regions AFR and SEAR; calculated by dividing 2005–2010 deaths by 5. Source: UN Population Division [9].*Calculated by multiplying the age-specific median % deaths attributable to diarrhea by the age-specific total # deaths per year.**Calculated by multiplying median % of diarrhea hospitalizations due to Shigellae (i.e. 4.3%) by total # of diarrhea deaths in each region [6].***Calculated by multiplying median % of diarrhea hospitalizations due to ETEC (i.e. 9.5%) by total # of diarrhea deaths in each region [6].