Table 4.
Reports of the case-fatality ratio of ARI in crisis-affected populations (inpatient only).
| Disease | Ref. | Population (year) | Study design | Case definition, as reported | Case-fatality ratio (%) | |
| By age group | All ages | |||||
| ARI | [41] | Sudanese refugees in Uganda camps (1992-1994) | Review of patient records | Acute respiratory infection | <12 m: 9.5; 12-59 m: 33.8; 5-14 y: 41.7; 15-49 y: 30.9 | 31.3 |
| [46] | Urban population of Kabul, Afghanistan (2002-2003) | Review of patient records | Acute respiratory infection | 1 m-12 y: 16 | ||
| [48] | Urban population of Monrovia, Liberia (2005) | Review of patient records | Respiratory infection | 1 m-14 y: 12; ≥ 15 y: 10 | ||
| ALRI | [39] | Cambodian refugees in Thai border camps (1989-1991) | Prospective case series | Empyema | <15 y: 1.0 | |
| [49] | Earthquake-affected residents of Kobe, Japan (1995) | Review of patient records | Pneumonia | 12.9 | ||
| [45] | Urban population of Bissau, Guinea Bissau (1998-1999) | Clinic-based surveillance | Pneumonia | <15 y: 13.1 | ||
| [43] | Displaced persons in Gulu district, Uganda (1992-2002) | Review of patient records | Pneumonia | 11.2 | ||