Table 2.

Characteristics of included surveillance systems/databases

Database name [Ref]	Region/dates covered	HZ diagnosis	HZ-associated mortality data available
WHO-DMDB [15]	Europe/2010, except Belgium and France: 2009	ICD-10 code: B02 for primary cause of death	Age-specific and overall incidence by country
CépiDc [16]	France/2010	ICD-10 code: B02 for primary cause of death	Age-specific incidence
Federal Health Monitoring System [18]	Germany/2011 and previous years	ICD-10 code: B02 and sub-codes	Number and incidence for overall and sex by year
Office for National Statistics [17]	England and Wales/2012	ICD-10 code: B02 and sub-codes for underlying cause of death	Age-specific incidence