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Table 1. Percent reduction in mortality from selected vaccine-preventable infectious diseases⁵^,⁸^,⁹.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases	% Reduction Since Vaccination (average annual prevaccine vs postvaccine deaths)	Prevaccination Years to Post-Vaccination Data in 2005
Pertussis	99.2	1934–1943
Diphtheria	100	1936–1945
Polio (acute)	100	1941–1950
Hemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)*	~99.6	1980s
Tetanus	99.8	1947–1949
Measles	99.8	1953–1962
Hepatitis B (acute)^†	80.2	1982–1991
Streptococcus pneumoniae*	~94	Before 2000
Meningococcal disease^‡	N/A
Varicella	87.6	1990–1994
Mumps	100	1963–1968
Rubella	100	1966–1968

Notes: *< 5 y of age. ^†Postvaccine deaths in 2006. ^‡Meningococcal disease epidemiology fluctuates over time. Adapted from Roush SW, et al. JAMA. 2007; 298(18):2155–2163.

Table 1. Percent reduction in mortality from selected vaccine-preventable infectious diseases5,8,9.

Table 1. Percent reduction in mortality from selected vaccine-preventable infectious diseases⁵^,⁸^,⁹.