Table 1.
Estimated mean annual number and rates of respiratory syncytial virus-associated deaths in children aged < 5 years, South Africa. 2011–2016
| Age group: months | Total | Medically attended deathsa | Non-medically attended deathsb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (95% CI) | Ratec (95% CI) | Number (95% CI) | Ratec (95% CI) | Number (95% CI) | Ratec (95% CI) | |
| < 1 | 109 (73–142) | 110.8 (74.8–144.5) | 81 (56–108) | 82.0 (56.9–109.8) | 28 (18–34) | 28.8 (18.0–34.7) |
| 1 | 107 (83–131) | 111.3 (86.0–135.8) | 79 (63–99) | 82.4 (65.3–103.2) | 28 (20–31) | 28.9 (20.6–32.6) |
| 2 | 76 (57–95) | 79.1 (59.5–98.7) | 56 (43–72) | 58.6 (45.2–75.0) | 20 (14–23) | 20.6 (14.3–23.7) |
| 3 | 67 (49–85) | 70.2 (51.3–89.0) | 50 (37–65) | 51.9 (39.0–67.6) | 17 (12–20) | 18.2 (12.3–21.4) |
| 4 | 64 (45–83) | 66.6 (46.8–86.9) | 47 (34–63) | 49.3 (35.6–66.1) | 17 (11–20) | 17.3 (11.2–20.9) |
| 5 | 40 (27–55) | 42.4 (28.8–57.6) | 30 (21–42) | 31.3 (21.9–43.8) | 11 (7–12) | 11.0 (6.9–13.8) |
| 6 | 40 (27–53) | 41.6 (28.6–55.2) | 29 (21–40) | 30.8 (21.7–41.9) | 10 (7–13) | 10.8 (6.9–13.2) |
| 7 | 27 (17–38) | 28.1 (17.6–39.9) | 20 (13–29) | 20.8 (13.3–30.3) | 7 (4–9) | 7.3 (4.2–9.6) |
| 8 | 18 (11–26) | 18.9 (11.3–26.8) | 13 (8–19) | 14.0 (8.6–20.4) | 5 (3–6) | 4.9 (2.7–6.4) |
| 9 | 15 (8–24) | 16.0 (8.6–24.8) | 11 (6–18) | 11.8 (6.5–18.9) | 4 (2–6) | 4.2 (2.1–6.0) |
| 10 | 15 (8–22) | 15.7 (8.6–23.6) | 11 (6–17) | 11.6 (6.6–17.9) | 4 (2–5) | 4.1 (2.1–5.7) |
| 11 | 14 (7–21) | 14.6 (7.9–22.7) | 10 (6–16) | 10.8 (6.0–17.2) | 4 (2–5) | 3.8 (1.9–5.4) |
| 12–14 | 14 (9–19) | 4.8(3.2–6.7) | 10(7–14) | 3.6 (2.5–5.1) | 4 (2–5) | 1.3 (0.8–1.6) |
| 15–17 | 10 (6–13) | 3.4 (2.1–3.7) | 7 (5–10) | 2.5 (1.6–3.6) | 2 (1–3) | 0.9 (0.5–1.1) |
| 18–20 | 7 (4–10) | 2.5 (1.3–5.5) | 5(3–8) | 1.8 (1.0–2.8) | 2 (1–3) | 0.6 (0.3–0.9) |
| 21–23 | 10 (4–15) | 3.4 (1.5–5.5) | 7 (3–12) | 2.5 (1.2–4.2) | 2 (1–4) | 0.9 (0.4–1.3) |
| 24–35 | 9 (6–13) | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 7 (5–10) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | 2 (1–3) | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) |
| 36–47 | 4 (2–7) | 0.4 (0.2–0.7) | 3 (2–6) | 0.3 (0.1–0.5) | 1 (0–2) | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) |
| 48–59 | 5 (2–7) | 0.4 (0.2–0.7) | 3 (2–6) | 0.3 (0.1–0.5) | 1(0–2) | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) |
| < 1 year | 592 (412–777) | 55.5 (38.9–75.0) | 438 (339–654) | 38.1 (29.5–57.0) | 154 (107–207) | 13.4 (9.3–18.0) |
| < 5 years | 651 (445–861) | 11.6 (8.6–16.9) | 490 (364–720) | 8.6 (6.5–12.9 | 161 (115–227) | 3.0 (2.1–4.1) |
Abbreviations: CI Confidence intervals
aMedically attended deaths defined as occurring in-hospital
bNon-medically attended deaths defined as occurring out-of-hospital
cRates expressed per 100,000 population