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. 2016 Nov 2;63(Suppl 4):S134–S141. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw529

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

All-age pertussis mortality in the prevaccination era. Voorhoeve et al [3]: 1974–1977 (N = 12), mortality rate = 470 per million. Brotherton et al [14]: 1936–1945 (N = 1693), mortality rate = 235 per million. Nielsen et al [15]: 1919–1935 (N = 482), mortality rate = 51 per million. Wright [16]: 1860 (N = unknown), mortality rate = 1500 per million; 1930 (N = unknown), mortality rate = 400 per million. Howell and Jennings [18]: 1940–1944 (N = 58), mortality rate = 73.8 per million; 1950–1954 (N = 66), mortality rate = 23.9 per million. Gonfiantini et al [19]: 1890 and 1960 (N = unknown), mortality rate = 425 and 2 per million; Somerville et al [20] 1950–1954 (N = 119), mortality rate = 11.9 per million; 1955–1959 (N = 37), mortality rate = 3.3 per million. Wymann et al [21]: 1931–1950 (N = 91) (annual average), mortality rate = 20.7 per million. Sako et al [24]: 1938–1940 (N = 10 730), mortality rate = 27 per million. Ordman [27]: 1939–1947 (native N = 80), mortality rate = 120 per million; (European N = 278), mortality rate = 30 per million. Abbreviation: NZ, New Zealand.