Table 5. The median CRS incidence per 100,000 live births and number of CRS cases born in each WHO region and worldwide in 1996, 2000 and 2010 and the percentage of the regional birth cohort living in countries which had introduced RCV by these years.
| Year | % of the regional live births occurring in countries which had introduced RCV | CRS incidence per 100,000 live births | Total number of CRS cases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 1996 | 0.09 | 115 (55,231) | 28315 (13443,57421) |
| 2000 | 0.08 | 116 (55,232) | 30464 (14411,61846) | |
| 2010 | 0.09 | 116 (56,235) | 38712 (18063,79852) | |
| Americas | 1996 | 61 | 56 (24,104) | 10640 (4394,19867) |
| 2000 | 91 | 11 (6,23) | 2514 (1160,4990) | |
| 2010 | 100 | <0.01 (0,1) | <1 (0,136) | |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 1996 | 21 | 56 (22,106) | 7625 (2577,15290) |
| 2000 | 38 | 42 (16,82) | 6216 (1927,12580) | |
| 2010 | 42 | 25 (4,61) | 5294 (827,12358) | |
| Europe | 1996 | 52 | 65 (14,133) | 8155 (1839,15349) |
| 2000 | 69 | 45 (6,114) | 6004 (1030,13266) | |
| 2010 | 100 | 1 (0,5) | 98 (1,507) | |
| South East Asia | 1996 | 3 | 130 (43,251) | 50128 (14587,96435) |
| 2000 | 3 | 126 (39,246) | 48252 (13196,93822) | |
| 2010 | 3 | 121 (31,238) | 49229 (11204,96976) | |
| Western Pacific (excluding China)* | 1996 | 11 | 118 (58,225) | 11368 (5137,21938) |
| 2000 | 11 | 117 (60,206) | 10922 (5020,20115) | |
| 2010 | 92 | 90 (46,195) | 8889 (4010,21118) | |
| Western Pacific (including China) | 1996 | 17 | 30 (15,55) | 11541 (5268,21980) |
| 2000 | 24 | 30 (15,52) | 11084 (5328,20167) | |
| 2010 | 42 | 23 (12,50) | 8889 (4010,21118) | |
| Global | 1996 | — | — | 119224 (72119,169107) |
| 2000 | - | - | 107156 (62121,154446) | |
| 2010 | - | - | 105391 (53605,158041) |