Table 2.

Global and regional estimates of the annual number of cases of neonatal herpes during 2010–2015, by HSV type and maternal age group

Any neonatal herpes
Region	Maternal age group (years)							Total
	15–19	20–24	25–29	30–34	35–39	40–44	45–49
Americas	484	864	818	565	278	72	10	3091
Africa	934	1521	1282	847	460	168	59	5270
Eastern Mediterranean	152	307	269	161	78	26	6	1000
Europe	79	256	312	232	99	20	1	999
South-East Asia	103	459	402	212	96	30	10	1313
Western Pacific	131	1123	848	319	119	37	6	2583
Global total	1884	4530	3930	2336	1131	353	92	14257
Neonatal herpes due to a maternal HSV-1 infection
Region	Maternal age group (years)							Total
	15–19	20–24	25–29	30–34	35–39	40–44	45–49
Americas	358	587	507	320	143	34	4	1954
Africa	11	4	2	1	1	0	0	19
Eastern Mediterranean	74	113	76	38	17	5	1	325
Europe	62	174	179	113	42	8	0	577
South-East Asia	18	20	8	3	1	0	0	51
Western Pacific	99	706	430	131	41	11	2	1420
Global total	622	1604	1202	606	246	59	8	4346
Neonatal herpes due to a maternal HSV-2infection
Region	Maternal age group (years)							Total
	15–19	20–24	25–29	30–34	35–39	40–44	45–49
Americas	126	277	310	245	134	38	6	1137
Africa	924	1517	1280	846	460	167	59	5252
Eastern Mediterranean	78	194	193	123	61	21	5	675
Europe	17	82	133	119	57	12	1	422
South-East Asia	86	439	394	209	95	30	10	1262
Western Pacific	32	417	418	188	78	26	4	1163
Global total	1262	2927	2729	1730	885	294	84	9911

Totals may be slightly different due to rounding. Numbers of cases are given to the nearest integer. It should be noted that all numbers are model estimates. Measurement resolution should not be interpreted as indicative of precision.