Table 3.
Confirmed measles cases by sex, setting, age group, and vaccination status, seven southern African countries, 2009–2011.
| Country | Year | Annual Incidence per 1 milliona | Casesb | Male |
Settingc |
Age Group |
Vaccination Status |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | % | Urban | Rural | <9 M | 9M–4Y | 5–9Y | 10–14Y | ≥15 Y | 1 dose | ≥2 doses | None | Missing | ||||||||||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||||
| Botswana | 2009 | 137 | 271 | 126 | 47 | 129 | 48 | 139 | 52 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 11 | 30 | 11 | 75 | 28 | 109 | 41 | 35 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 219 | 81 |
| 2010 | 454 | 912 | 454 | 50 | 223 | 24 | 689 | 76 | 100 | 11 | 89 | 10 | 118 | 13 | 245 | 27 | 357 | 39 | 206 | 23 | 173 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 522 | 57 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 71 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 43 | |
| Total | 1190 | 583 | 49 | 354 | 30 | 833 | 70 | 127 | 11 | 119 | 10 | 151 | 13 | 321 | 27 | 467 | 39 | 242 | 20 | 189 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 744 | 63 | ||
| Lesotho | 2009 | 11 | 23 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 87 |
| 2010 | 1112 | 2415 | 1108 | 48 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 162 | 7 | 489 | 20 | 714 | 30 | 708 | 29 | 338 | 14 | 70 | 3 | 123 | 5 | 48 | 2 | 2174 | 90 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2438 | 1108 | 48 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 162 | 7 | 492 | 20 | 722 | 30 | 717 | 29 | 341 | 14 | 71 | 3 | 125 | 5 | 48 | 2 | 2194 | 90 | ||
| Malawi | 2009 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 65 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 94 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7293 | 108,679 | 54,746 | 51 | 81 | 22 | 287 | 78 | 14,566 | 14 | 29,822 | 28 | 16,663 | 16 | 16,087 | 15 | 30,244 | 28 | 48 | <1 | 1 | <1 | 266 | <1 | 108,364 | 100 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 100 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 62 | |
| Total | 108,717 | 54,764 | 51 | 82 | 20 | 324 | 80 | 14,574 | 14 | 29,832 | 28 | 16,674 | 16 | 16,090 | 15 | 30,250 | 28 | 55 | <1 | 1 | <1 | 284 | <1 | 108,377 | 100 | ||
| Namibia | 2009 | 910 | 2041 | 1057 | 52 | 1179 | 94 | 75 | 6 | 407 | 20 | 427 | 21 | 170 | 8 | 119 | 6 | 889 | 44 | 92 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 628 | 31 | 1301 | 64 |
| 2010 | 632 | 1442 | 708 | 49 | 76 | 13 | 513 | 87 | 77 | 5 | 418 | 29 | 340 | 24 | 194 | 14 | 405 | 28 | 290 | 20 | 56 | 4 | 408 | 28 | 688 | 48 | |
| 2011 | 37 | 87 | 43 | 49 | 69 | 79 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 57 | |
| Total | 3570 | 1808 | 51 | 1324 | 69 | 606 | 31 | 494 | 14 | 870 | 25 | 529 | 15 | 323 | 9 | 1317 | 37 | 408 | 11 | 79 | 2 | 1044 | 29 | 2,039 | 57 | ||
| South Africa | 2009 | 134 | 6646 | 3450 | 54 | 1384 | 90 | 146 | 10 | 1576 | 24 | 1498 | 23 | 521 | 8 | 685 | 10 | 2366 | 36 | 18 | <1 | 17 | <1 | 105 | 2 | 6,506 | 98 |
| 2010 | 237 | 11,904 | 808 | 52 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4344 | 36 | 2477 | 21 | 1005 | 8 | 1723 | 14 | 2355 | 20 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11,904 | 100 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 150 | 74 | 52 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 35 | 23 | 53 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 32 | 21 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 150 | 100 | |
| Total | 18,700 | 4332 | 53 | 1384 | 90 | 146 | 10 | 5955 | 32 | 4028 | 22 | 1535 | 8 | 2429 | 13 | 4753 | 25 | 18 | <1 | 17 | <1 | 105 | 1 | 18,560 | 99 | ||
| Swaziland | 2009 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 100 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 53 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 94 |
| 2010 | 386 | 458 | 244 | 53 | 22 | 5 | 436 | 95 | 67 | 15 | 69 | 15 | 71 | 16 | 167 | 36 | 84 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 397 | 87 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 475 | 257 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 453 | 95 | 72 | 15 | 70 | 15 | 71 | 15 | 176 | 37 | 86 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 9 | 413 | 87 | ||
| Zimbabwe | 2009 | 45 | 564 | 233 | 46 | 77 | 17 | 379 | 83 | 26 | 5 | 212 | 38 | 196 | 35 | 110 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 541 | 96 | 3 | <1 |
| 2010 | 710 | 8924 | 3978 | 45 | 5164 | 58 | 3760 | 42 | 859 | 11 | 2522 | 33 | 1743 | 23 | 1316 | 17 | 1184 | 16 | 711 | 8 | 388 | 4 | 5907 | 66 | 1,918 | 21 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,490 | 4213 | 45 | 5241 | 56 | 4141 | 44 | 885 | 11 | 2736 | 33 | 1939 | 24 | 1426 | 17 | 1204 | 15 | 723 | 8 | 398 | 4 | 6448 | 68 | 1,921 | 20 | ||
| Total | 144,580 | 67,065 | 51 | 8407 | 56 | 6503 | 44 | 22,269 | 16 | 38,147 | 27 | 21,621 | 15 | 21,482 | 15 | 38,418 | 27 | 1527 | 1 | 820 | 1 | 7985 | 6 | 134,248 | 93 | ||
M: months, Y: years, NA: not available.
Data: Case-based surveillance data. 2009 and 2010 data from South Africa include measles case-based surveillance data and measles laboratory data.
Annual measles incidence was calculated using confirmed measles cases as reported by countries using measles case-based surveillance to the World Health Organization (WHO) African Regional Office and population estimates from the United Nations Population Division.
Confirmed by laboratory testing, epidemiological link, or clinically compatible as reported by countries using measles case-based surveillance to the WHO African Regional Office.
Setting classification reported as either urban or rural; percents are of those without a missing value.