Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of scarlet fever in Jiangsu Province, 2005–2015

Age group (years)	Male		Female		Total
	Cases	Incidence	Cases	Incidence	Cases	Incidence
≤2	489	3.31	297	2.24	786	2.81
3–9	8292	25.99	4988	17.63	13,280	22.06
10–14	791	3.62	506	2.75	1297	3.22
≥15	325	0.09	185	0.05	510	0.07
Total	9897	2.31	5976	1.41	15,783	1.87

Note: incidence is the average annual incidence rate (per 100,000 populations)