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. 2025 Jul 11;11(3):365–386. doi: 10.1007/s41030-025-00303-4

Table 2.

CF survival and mortality literature review—studies reporting longitudinal median age at death among people with CF, by country (n = 15 studies)

Source Study years Population description Ages Study no. Sub-group Age at death
Median (IQR)
Longitudinal trend direction
United States
Halliburton 1996 [67] b 1979–1991 CF deaths identified via the National Center for Health Statistics All ages 6500 1979 15
1991 23
Hurley 2014 [62] b 1972–2009 CF deaths identified via CDC WONDER All ages 13,239 2009 23.4 (16.4–27.6) ↑ (data in figure only)
Stephenson 2017 [45] b 1990–2013 U.S. CF Foundation Patient Registry All ages 45,448 1990–2013 24.9 (range 0.0–81.4)
32,699 2009–2013 26.9 (range 0.3–76.9)
Singh 2023 [58] a, c 1999–2020 Death certificate review of CDC WONDER All ages 11,068 1999 24 (18–33)
2020 37 (25–55)
Canada
Stephenson 2015 [53] b 1990–2012 Canadian CF Registry All ages 5787 1990 21.7
2012 32
Stephenson 2017 [45] b 1990–2013 Canadian CF Registry All ages 5941 1990–2013 26.6 (range 0.0–79.3)
4662 2009–2013 31.9 (range 0.3–79.3)
Mexico
Bustamante 2021 [60] d 2000–2020 People with CF registered and followed at the CF Center at University Hospital, Monterrey All ages 205 2000–2020 12.5 (range 0.1–43.7)
2000–2005 9.6 (range 0.1–30.6)
2016–2020 15.5 (Range: 0.4–39.3)
Brazil
Santo 2021 [57] a, e 1999–2017 CF deaths identified in the Brazilian National Ministry of Health Mortality Database All ages 2854 1999–2017, underlying cause 23.5 (7.5–65.5)
1999–2017, non-underlying cause 15.5 (0.3–69.5)
68 1999 7.5 (0.5–24.5)
289 2017 56.5 (18.5–74.5)
de Azevedo 2023 [68] a 2009–2018 Brazilian CF Register All ages 1044 2009 21.4 (range 6.3–80.0)
3359 2018 18.4 (range 0.3–40.6)
England and Wales
Hurley 2014 [62] b 1972–2009 CF deaths identified via the Office of National Statistics for England and Wales All ages 4622 2009 22.1 (16.6–32.0) ↑ (data in figure only)
France
Bellis 2007 [52] a 1994–2003 Observatoire National de la Mucoviscidose in mainland France and Reunion Island All ages 2168 1994 14.5
4104 2003 22.0
Germany
Stern 2008 [64] 1995–2005 German CF Quality Assessment project All ages 6835 1995 18.5
2005 23.7
Italy
Alicandro 2015 [61] a, e 1970–2011 CF deaths identified in the Italian National Institute of Statistics  < 65 years 338 1970–1975 0.5 (0.1–4.0)
293 2006–2011 29.0 (21.0–38.0)
Spain
Ramalle-Gomara 2008 [63] 1981–2004 CF deaths for patients < 30 years identified from the Instituto Nacional de Estadıstica  < 30 years 528 1999–2004, Males 24 (range 0.0–28.9)
1999–2004, Females 19 (range 0.0–29.3)
1981, Males 4.4
2004, Males 20.1
1981, Females 3.8
2004, Females 17.7
Sweden
Lannefors 2002 [65] b 1971–1999 People with CF across Sweden identified via clinical and mortality record review All ages 628 1991–1998 26 (range 0–72) ↑ (data in figure only)
South Africa
Zampoli 2022 [59] a 1974–2019 Children with CF diagnosed and managed at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Pediatric 288 Before 1990 (1974–1990) 5.5 (0.5–7.6)
After 2010 (2010–2019) 22.5 (19.7–25.2)
Multi-Country (11 countries)
Fogarty 2000 [66] b, f 1974–1994 CF deaths identified via national death records n/s 18,182 1974 8
1994 21

CDC U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CF cystic fibrosis, IQR interquartile range, N/S not stated, U.S. United States; ↑ = increasing over time; ↓ = decreasing over time.

aData also reported for additional years; the first and last years of data available are presented in this table

bData also reported for additional years in figure only

cMedian age at death also reported by gender (males, females), race (white, others), and ethnicity (non-Hispanic, Hispanic)

dMedian age of death also reported by gender (males, females), SES (high, low), pancreatic insufficiency (yes, no), chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection at 6 years (yes, no), and genotype (homozygous F508del, heterozygous F508del, other genotype, missing)

eMedian age at death also reported by gender (males, females)

fCountries include Australia, Belgium, England and Wales, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden, and the U.S.