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. 2011 Jul 8;9:84. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-9-84

Table 2.

Standardized dataset for the cost-effectiveness models in rotavirus vaccination: demography and incidence (Sources: [4,5,7,14,15,20,26,27])

Afr Sear Amr Eur Notes
Total # of life births 1,496,200 3,427,800 140,110 190,000
Life expectancy at birth in years 54 66 73 80 average men & women
Population 34,255,722 141,822,276 5,486,685 16,500,000
% of population < 5 years 16.8% 16.8% 16.8% 6.1%
% urban 42% 23% 62% 100%
Infant mortality (< 1 year of age) 64 45 21 4 per 1000 life births
Mortality < 5 years 104 57 26 0.5 per 1000 life births/yr
Population < 5 years 5,736,373 17,399,197 730,913 1,000,000
Incidence mild rotavirus gastro-enteritis
 1st year after birth 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% in % per month
 2nd year after birth 0.57% 0.57% 0.57% 0.57% in % per month
 3rd & 4th after birth 0.49% 0.49% 0.49% 0.49% in % per month
Incidence of moderate 38.7% 38.7% 38.7% 33.1% in % from mild
Incidence of severe 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 12.1% in % from moderate
Incidence of death 18.8% 12.5% 6.3% 0.05% in % from severe
Incidence of nosocomial infections 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 25% % from severe (on top)