Table 2. Reported number of cases and rates of diphtheria by age, sex, and case fatality rate, Latvia, 1994–2014.
Number of cases | Proportion of the total | Cumulative incidence per 100,000 | Deaths | Proportion of the total | Case fatality rate (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | 0–4 | 84 | 5.5% | 3.6 | 11 | 9.9% | 13.1 |
5–19 | 396 | 26.1% | 4.4 | 3 | 2.7% | 0.8 | |
20–29 | 195 | 12.9% | 2.9 | 1 | 0.9% | 0.5 | |
30–39 | 192 | 12.7% | 2.9 | 9 | 8.1% | 4.7 | |
40–49 | 286 | 18.9% | 4.3 | 37 | 33.3% | 12.9 | |
50–59 | 218 | 14.4% | 3.6 | 29 | 26.1% | 13.3 | |
≥ 60 | 144 | 9.5% | 1.4 | 21 | 18.9% | 14.6 | |
Sex | Males | 662 | 43.7% | 3.0 | NA | NA | NA |
Females | 853 | 56.3% | 3.3 | NA | NA | NA | |
Vaccination status | Fully vaccinated | 418 | 27.6% | NA | 1 | NA | 0.2 |
Partially vaccinated | 67 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
Un-vaccinated | 1,030 | 68.0% | NA | 110 | NA | 10.0 | |
Total | 1,515 | 100% | 3.2 | 111 | 100% | 7.3 |
NA: not available.