Table 1.

Overall Incidence and Case-Fatality Rate (CFR) for bacterial meningitis* by age group in Cuba from 1998–2003.

Age group	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
1–5 yrs	16.8	15.3	11.1	8.5	4.7	6.2
6–11 yrs	3.3	7.4	4.1	3.7	3.3	4.6
12–14 yrs	1.6	5.9	3.7	3.5	4.3	4.1
15–18 yrs	3.7	4.5	4.5	2.9	1.7	2.0
Overall Incidence	6.5	8.5	5.8	4.6	3.4	4.2
Overall CFR	7.8	9.0	13.6	13.6	8.7	10.9

* Bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, other identified bacteria and bacterial meningitis of unknown aetiology.