Table 3.
Age-specific annual community incidence (/100,000) of varicella in European countries before the introduction of universal childhood immunization programs
| Country | Annual incidence /100.000 (95% CI) per age group in years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 | 5–9 | 10–14 | 15–19 | 20–39 | 40+ | |
| Austriaa | 8986 (7449–10,523) | 8421 (7643–9200) | 1267 (882–1652) | 688 (554–822) | 195 (192–198) | 18 (10–26) |
| Belgium | 14,628 (13,848–15,408) | 4126 (3160–5124) | 284 (136–480) | 220 (114–342) | 120 (75–163) | 38 (31–45) |
| Bulgariaa | 8097 (6237–9957) | 9053 (8136–9970) | 1267 (882–1652) | 688 (554–822) | 195 (192–198) | 18 (10–26) |
| Croatiaa | 8911 (7386–10,436) | 8475 (7685–9264) | 1267 (882–1652) | 688 (554–822) | 195 (192–198) | 18 (10–26) |
| Cyprusa | 10,039 (8838–11,240) | 7674 (7022–8325) | 272 (0–916) | 213 (0–698) | 123 (0–372) | 48 (0–113) |
| Czech Republica | 7707 (5350–10,065) | 9330 (8346–10,313) | 1267 (882–1652) | 688 (554–822) | 195 (192–198) | 18 (10–26) |
| Denmarka | 15,965 (12,545–19,385) | 3464 (2307–4622) | 272 (0–916) | 213 (0–698) | 123 (0–372) | 48 (0–113) |
| Estoniaa | 8850 (7256–10,444) | 8518 (7720–9317) | 1267 (882–1652) | 688 (554–822) | 195 (192–198) | 18 (10–26) |
| Finland | 10,130 (9336–10,850) | 8680 (7830–9530) | 40 (0–102) | 38 (0–94) | 35 (0–79) | 30 (0–55) |
| France | 13,488 (12,698–14,254) | 4668 (3554–5722) | 554 (260–974) | 388 (208–596) | 172 (113–222) | 36 (17–56) |
| Germany | 11,884 (10,972–12,646) | 7048 (6192–8046) | 246 (156–374) | 190 (126–266) | 103 (77–128) | 32 (24–40) |
| Greece | 7052 (5986–7998) | 7462 (5026–9578) | 2804 (0–6364) | 1370 (0–1666) | 310 (0–543) | 14 (0–213) |
| Hungarya | 8752 (7101–10,404) | 8588 (7775–9401) | 1267 (882–1652) | 688 (554–822) | 195 (192–198) | 18 (10–26) |
| Iceland | 11,460 (8400–12,520) | 7940 (6840–11,260) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) |
| Ireland | 11,954 (10,688–13,194) | 6434 (4894–7776) | 76 (0–412) | 72 (0–334) | 65 (0–209) | 52 (0–91) |
| Italy | 8020 (7320–8736) | 8118 (7072–9112) | 916 (666–1242) | 698 (534–892) | 372 (320–421) | 113 (93–128) |
| Latviaa | 9239 (7726–10,751) | 8242 (7498–8986) | 1267 (882–1652) | 688 (554–822) | 195 (192–198) | 18 (10–26) |
| Lithuaniaa | 9468 (8045–10,891) | 8079 (7365–8794) | 1267 (882–1652) | 688 (554–822) | 195 (192–198) | 18 (10–26) |
| Luxembourg | 15,720 (14,482–16,790) | 3292 (2070–4560) | 152 (58–314) | 128 (54–238) | 86 (44–126) | 41 (28–49) |
| Maltaa | 17,974 (7481–28,467) | 2037 (489–3586) | 272 (0–916) | 213 (0–698) | 123 (0–372) | 48 (0–113) |
| Netherlands | 16,122 (15610–16,592) | 3350 (2854–3902) | 20 (4–46) | 20 (4–42) | 18 (4–36) | 15 (3–26) |
| Norwaya | 13,279 (10,433–16,124) | 5372 (4653–6092) | 272 (0–916) | 213 (0–698) | 123 (0–372) | 48 (0–113) |
| Poland | 8974 (7980–9990) | 7734 (6148–9192) | 1652 (662–2740) | 822 (492–1022) | 192 (94–284) | 10 (1–71) |
| Portugala | 12,693 (11,009–14,378) | 5788 (5134–6443) | 272 (0–916) | 213 (0–698) | 123 (0–372) | 48 (0–113) |
| Romaniaa | 7108 (4663–9552) | 9755 (8665–10,846) | 1267 (882–1652) | 688 (554–822) | 195 (192–198) | 18 (10–26) |
| Slovakia | 9362 (8398–10,330) | 8264 (6926–9564) | 882 (462–1494) | 554 (348–758) | 198 (152–230) | 26 (8–56) |
| Slovenia | 11,640 (10,764–12,472) | 6954 (5978–7956) | 274 (148–464) | 220 (128–336) | 132 (93–169) | 51 (36–61) |
| Spain | 10,874 (10,234–11,550) | 7312 (6572–8014) | 314 (236–400) | 260 (202–318) | 165 (139–188) | 71 (64–76) |
| Swedena | 13,578 (10,635–16,522) | 5160 (4401–5919) | 272 (0–916) | 213 (0–698) | 123 (0–372) | 48 (0–113) |
| Switzerland | 7368 (6494–8314) | 11,798 (10,816–12,722) | 74 (0–346) | 68 (0–220) | 54 (0–94) | 36 (0–42) |
| UK | 12,982 (12,230–13,718) | 4656 (3638–5610) | 388 (160–696) | 324 (148–530) | 212 (120–281) | 95 (74–106) |
acountries where community incidence was predicted