Table 1. Average annual case notification rate of new smear-positive TB cases by sex and age group, Viet Nam, 2007–2012.
| Age group (years) | Total | Male | Female | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notification per 100 000 population | 95% confidence interval | Notification per 100 000 population | 95% confidence interval | Notification per 100 000 population | 95% confidence interval | ||||
| 0–14 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 15–24 | 32.4 | 32.1 | 32.8 | 40.2 | 39.7 | 40.8 | 24.4 | 23.9 | 24.8 |
| 25–34 | 67.3 | 66.8 | 67.9 | 101.2 | 100.2 | 102.2 | 34.0 | 33.5 | 34.6 |
| 35–44 | 75.0 | 74.4 | 75.6 | 123.6 | 122.5 | 124.7 | 26.8 | 26.2 | 27.3 |
| 45–54 | 97.6 | 96.9 | 98.4 | 165.0 | 163.6 | 166.5 | 34.9 | 34.2 | 35.5 |
| 55–64 | 133.7 | 132.5 | 134.9 | 218.9 | 216.6 | 221.3 | 61.4 | 60.3 | 62.6 |
| 65 and above | 162.9 | 161.6 | 164.2 | 260.3 | 257.7 | 263.0 | 97.9 | 96.6 | 99.3 |
| Total | 60.4 | 60.2 | 60.6 | 90.7 | 90.3 | 91.1 | 30.8 | 30.5 | 31.0 |