TABLE 1.
Average number of cases of invasive meningococcal disease per month in Canada between 2006 and 2011 (all serogroups and serogroup B disease) and disease incidence rates (all serogroups)
| Age, years |
Average number of cases of invasive meningococcal disease per month
|
Actual incidence rate (per 100,000 population per year), all serogroups | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All serogroups | Serogroup B (% of total) | ||
| <2 | 3.2 | 2.7 (84) | 5.18 |
| 2–14 | 2.5 | 1.7 (68) | 0.62 |
| 15–24 | 3.6 | 2.3 (63) | 0.95 |
| ≥25 | 6.9 | 2.8 (41) | 0.35 |
| All ages | 16.3 | 9.8 (61) | 0.58 |