Table 1. Characteristics of persons reported to have measles, Malawi, 2010.

Characteristic	No. (%) cases reported	Attack rate*	No. (%) deaths reported	Case-fatality rate†
Total Malawi	134,039 (100)	0.96	304 (100)	0.23
Northern Region	5,054 (4)	0.28	24 (8)	0.47
Central Region	64,688 (48)	1.09	152 (50)	0.23
Southern Region	64,297 (48)	1.03	128 (42)	0.20
Sex	133,834 (100)		304 (100)
M	67,949 (51)	0.97	126 (41)	0.19
F	65,885 (49)	0.94	178 (59)	0.27
Age group	131,725 (100)		292 (100)
0–5 mo	7,243 (6)	2.26	10 (3)	0.14
6–8 mo	10,615 (8)	7.61	27 (9)	0.25
9–11 mo	7,543 (6)	4.5	21 (7)	0.28
12–59 mo	28,737 (22)	1.38	81 (28)	0.28
5–14 y	39,979 (30)	1.02	69 (24)	0.17
15–19 y	13,641 (10)	1.0	14 (5)	0.10
>20 y	23,967 (18)	0.4	70 (24)	0.29

*Per 100 persons. 
†Per 100 measles cases.