Rotavirus Death Rates for Children Under 5 in 49 Asian Countries, 2016

49 observations of death rates from rotavirus for children under five across 49 Asian countries for the year 2016. The data is sourced from Our World in Data and repackaged by Electric Sheep Asia. It provides a snapshot of the disease burden for a specific year and region.

Use Cases

• Compare the relative burden of rotavirus mortality across Asian countries based on the provided death rates.
• Analyze geographic patterns of rotavirus mortality for children under five in Asia.
• Establish a 2016 baseline for studies tracking changes in rotavirus mortality over time.
• Inform public health policy and resource allocation for child vaccination programs based on regional mortality data.

Strengths

• Data covers 49 distinct Asian countries, providing a broad regional view.
• Sourced from the authoritative Our World in Data platform.
• Focuses on a specific, critical demographic: children under five years old.

Limitations

• Data is limited to a single year (2016), preventing time-series analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data granularity beyond country-level are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Our World in Data

Collection Method

Repackaged by Electric Sheep Asia from the original source.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 20:55:11; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Asia (49 countries)