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. 2016 Dec 1;21(48):30414. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.48.30414

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.