Figure 1. Demographic changes in Thailand and changes in the age distribution of dengue illness.
(A) Age structure of the Thai population 1980 (black), 1990 (red), and 2000 (blue). (B) Birth rates per 1,000 individuals 1970–2000. (C) Mean, median, and modal age of age-standardized dengue incidence data in Thailand 1981–2005. Age-specific incidence in all years was standardized to age distribution of Thailand's population in 2000 using direct age adjustment. Mean (filled circles), mode (unfilled circles), and median (plus sign) age of standardized age-specific incidence of dengue disease reported to the national surveillance system for each year are shown. (D) Mean age of DHF (red), DSS (green), DF cases (blue), and total (black) cases reported to the national surveillance system 1999–2005.