Table 2. Main characteristics of reported cases of confirmed leptospirosis, European Union/European Economic Area, 2010–2021 (n = 12,180).

Characteristics	Number of cases	% of cases	Notification rate per 100,000 persons
Total	12,180	100
Age group (years)
< 20	842	7.7	0.08
20–29	1,674	15.4	0.28
30–39	1,780	16.4	0.26
40–49	2,032	18.7	0.28
50–59	2,015	18.5	0.28
60–69	1,571	14.4	0.27
70–79	790	7.3	0.19
≥ 80	177	1.6	0.06
Unknown	1,299	NA	NA
Sex
Female	2,624	23.5	0.10
Male	8,553	76.5	0.35
Unknown	1,003	NA	NA
Case importation status
Imported	986	17.5	NA
Locally acquired	4,649	82.5	NA
Unknown	6,545	NA	NA
Hospitalisation
Yes	3,636	90.1	NA
No	399	9.9	NA
Unknown	8,145	NA	NA
Outcome
Alive	5,026	97.4	NA
Dead	135	2.6	NA
Unknown	7,019	NA	NA

NA: not applicable.

Percentages were calculated for cases with available data.