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. 2014 Dec 4;40(Suppl 3):7–23. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v40is3a02

Table 4. System Organ Class distribution for all reported AEFI1 and SAE2 for vaccines administered from 2005−2012 (the average % distribution is shown for 2005−2010).

System Organ Class % of AEFI reports with at least one SOC term3
2005−2010 2011 2012
Blood and lymphatic system disorders 2.1 2.7 1.9
Cardiac disorders 1 1.4 1.6
Congenital, familial and genetic disorders 0 0 0
Ear and labyrinth disorders 0.6 0.9 1.1
Endocrine disorders 0 0 0.1
Eye disorders 5.7 6.7 6.6
Gastrointestinal disorders 14.9 19.3 20.2
General disorders and administration site conditions 61.2 66.6 66.7
Hepatobiliary disorders 0.1 0.1 0.1
Immune system disorders 5.8 8.9 14.0
Infections and infestations 7.0 10.1 11.5
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications 1.8 3.3 3.1
Investigations 6.9 4.6 2.9
Metabolism and nutrition disorders 3.4 3.9 3.9
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders 8.4 10.6 10.3
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (including cysts and polyps) 0 0 0
Nervous system disorders 19.5 20.4 21.6
Pregnancy, puerperium and perinatal conditions 0.1 0 0
Psychiatric disorders 2.6 2.2 2.1
Renal and urinary disorders 0.2 0.3 0.4
Reproductive system and breast disorders 0.2 0.1 0.3
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders 9.3 11.8 11.4
Skin and subcutaneous disorders 35.2 40.0 37.6
Social circumstances 0.2 0.1 0.1
Surgical and medical procedures 0.1 0.1 0
Vascular disorders 3.1 3.4 4.2

1 Adverse event following immunization (AEFI)
2 Serious Adverse Event (SAE)
3 Each AEFI report can have multiple AEFI terms falling into different System Organ Class (SOC) categories so the total for each vaccination period will exceed 100% of reports.