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. 2015 Jul 24;15:284. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-1021-x

Table 1.

Input parameters

Parameter Age group (Years)
0 - < 2 2 - 4 5 - 17 18 - 49 50 - 64 65+
Annual Incidence Rates per 100,000
  Pneumococcal meningitis 2.5 0.6 14.6 5.2 3.4 6.9
  Pneumococcal bacteremia 4.8 4.7 48.8 16.7 9.2 36.0
  All-cause inpatient pneumonia 4239 3830 664 164 443 3700
  All-cause otitis media (per person) 0.22 0.23
Percent of Meningitis that results in deafness 13 % 13 % 6 % 13 % 13 % 13 %
Percent of Meningitis that results in disability 7 % 7 % 5 % 7 % 7 % 7 %
Case-fatality rates
  Pneumococcal meningitis .083 .083 .088 .472 .636 .768
  Pneumococcal bacteremia .115 .036 .024 .130 .177 .288
  All-cause inpatient pneumonia .048 .004 .008 .045 .057 .100
Direct Efficacy of Vaccine
  Pneumococcal meningitis 73.5 % 67.1 %
  Pneumococcal bacteremia 73.5 % 67.1 %
  All-cause inpatient pneumonia 16.9 % 22.9 %
  All-cause otitis media 6.4 % 5.8 %
Indirect (herd) Effect of Vaccine
  Pneumococcal meningitis 46.8 % 40.3 % 17.5 % 38.3 % 17.4 % 33.6 %
  Pneumococcal bacteremia 46.8 % 40.3 % 17.5 % 38.3 % 17.4 % 33.6 %
  All-cause inpatient pneumonia 30.0 % 9.0 % 9.0 % 12.0 % 9.0 % 8.0 %
  All-cause otitis media 20.1 % 19.0 %
Cost (¥) per Case of Pneumococcal Disease
  Pneumococcal meningitis 24347 14805 24660 21825 21331 34495
  Pneumococcal bacteremia 24347 14805 24660 21825 21331 34495
  All-cause inpatient pneumonia 4416 2466 2867 8237 10517 14493
  All-cause otitis media 148 136

All values measured in 2011 Chinese Yuan