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Estimates of the global burden due to pneumonia etiologies in children under five in 2010/2011 [6,9]
| CHERG (2011) | GBD 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia/LRI etiology | Deaths (×1,000) | % U5 pneumonia mortality | Deaths (×1,000) | % U5 LRI mortality |
| All | 1,257 | 100.0% | 847.1 | 100.0% |
| Pneumococcal pneumonia | 412 | 32.7% | 168 | 19.8% |
| H. influenzae type B | 197 | 15.7% | 184 | 21.7% |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | - | - | 234 | 27.6% |
| Influenza | - | - | 119 | 14.0% |
| Other lower respiratory infections | - | - | 143 | 16.9% |
