Table 2.

Case-fatality ratio due to severe acute lower respiratory infections in children younger than 5 years who were admitted, by region

	Aged 0–11 months		Aged 12–59 months		Aged 0–59 months
	Studies	CFR (%)	Studies	CFR (%)	Studies	CFR (%)
Africa	9	3·8% (2·4–5·9)	8	1·9% (1·2–3·2)	11	3·9% (2·7–5·5)
Americas	10	1·6% (1·1–2·4)	10	0·6% (0·2–1·3)	11	1·3% (0·8–1·9)
Eastern Mediterranean	1	9·9% (8·6–11·5)	..	..	2	7·6% (4·1–13·9)
Europe	..	..	..	..	1	0·4% (0·3–0·5)
Southeast Asia	6	2·6% (1·4–4·7)	4	0·3% (0·1–0·9)	9	2·1% (1·1–4)
Western Pacific	1	2·4% (1·3–4·3)	..	..	3	2·3% (1·7–3·2)
Developing	26	2·4% (1·7–3·6)	21	0·8% (0·4–1·3)	34	2·3% (1·6–3·4)
Industrialised	1	0·8% (0·7–0·9)	1	0·3% (0·2–0·5)	3	0·6% (0·4–0·8)
Global	27	2·3% (1·5–3·4)	22	0·7% (0·4–1·2)	37	2·1% (1·4–3·1)

Data in parentheses are 95% CI. CFR=case-fatality ratio.