Table 3.

Estimated case fatality ratio in children younger than 5 years admitted to hospital for RSV-associated severe ALRI in industrialised and developing countries

	Number of studies included*		RSV-associated ALRI case fatality ratio (%)
	Children aged <1 year	Children aged <5 years	Children aged <1 year	Children aged <5 years
Industrialised countries	5	7	0·7% (0·3–4·8)	0·3% (0·2–0·4)
Developing countries	3	12	2·1% (1·6–2·2)	2·1% (1·3–3·4)

Data are number, or median (IQR). RSV=respiratory syncytial virus. ALRI=acute lower respiratory infections.

^*Seven studies reporting zero case fatality ratios were excluded from final analysis.