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. 2018 Nov;18(11):1191–1210. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30310-4

Table 1.

Episodes and deaths attributable to lower respiratory infections in 2016, by location

All ages
Children younger than 5 years
Adults older than 70 years
Deaths (95% UI) Deaths per 100 000 people (95% UI) Millions of episodes (95% UI) Episodes per 1000 people (95% UI) Deaths (95% UI) Deaths per 100 000 people (95% UI) Millions of episodes (95% UI) Episodes per 1000 people (95% UI) Deaths (95% UI) Deaths per 100 000 people (95% UI) Millions of episodes (95% UI) Episodes per 1000 people (95% UI)
Global 2 377 697 (2 145 584–2 512 809) 32·2 (29·0–34·0) 336·46 (313·08–361·62) 45·5 (42·4–48·9) 652 572 (586 475–720 612) 103·3 (92·8–114·0) 68·06 (55·29–82·72) 107·7 (87·5–130·9) 1 080 958 (943 749–1 170 638) 267·4 (233·4–289·6) 62·84 (57·15–68·75) 155·4 (141·4–170·1)
High income 392 940 (362 375–425 101) 37·0 (34·1–40·0) 38·13 (35·84–40·52) 35·9 (33·8–38·2) 1905 (1749–2105) 3·3 (3·0–3·6) 2·58 (2·05–3·25) 44·6 (35·5–56·3) 337 271 (307 354–367 534) 252·5 (230·1–275·1) 13·49 (12·32–14·75) 101·0 (92·2–110·4)
High-income North America 105 127 (98 114–112 332) 29·3 (27·3–31·3) 13·93 (13·12–14·73) 38·8 (36·5–41·0) 669 (613–730) 3·1 (2·8–3·4) 1·19 (0·97–1·46) 55·1 (44·8–67·5) 81 270 (74 817–87 883) 227·6 (209·6–246·2) 2·61 (2·38–2·84) 73·2 (66·7–79·5)
Australasia 5164 (4532–5848) 18·0 (15·8–20·4) 1·26 (1·17–1·36) 43·9 (40·7–47·5) 36 (30–44) 2·0 (1·7–2·5) 0·11 (0·08–0·14) 60·5 (46·4–77·8) 4623 (3999–5305) 161·8 (140·0–185·6) 0·47 (0·42–0·53) 165·6 (147·4–184·8)
High-income Asia Pacific 109 683 (98 788–121 621) 60·8 (54·8–67·4) 8·12 (7·56–8·73) 45·0 (41·9–48·4) 194 (171–220) 2·6 (2·3–3·0) 0·48 (0·36–0·62) 64·6 (48·9–84·8) 100 501 (90 040–112 207) 337·2 (302·1–376·4) 3·59 (3·25–3·96) 120·6 (109·1–132·9)
Western Europe 138 945 (126 055–152 808) 32·4 (29·4–35·7) 12·28 (11·47–13·20) 28·7 (26·8–30·8) 379 (345–425) 1·7 (1·6–1·9) 0·51 (0·39–0·67) 23·4 (17·9–30·5) 124 805 (112 377–138 463) 207·4 (186·7–230·1) 6·10 (5·56–6·67) 101·3 (92·4–110·8)
Southern Latin America 34 021 (30 754–37 110) 52·1 (47·1–56·8) 2·54 (2·38–2·74) 38·9 (36·4–41·9) 626 (513–761) 12·5 (10·2–15·2) 0·29 (0·23–0·36) 57·8 (46·5–72·0) 26 071 (23 187–28 951) 516·2 (459·1–573·3) 0·71 (0·63–0·79) 140·6 (125·2–156·5)
Central Europe, eastern Europe, and central Asia 97 153 (86 019–110 400) 23·4 (20·7–26·6) 27·14 (25·20–29·20) 65·3 (60·6–70·3) 17 025 (13 377–22 085) 60·4 (47·4–78·3) 3·02 (2·41–3·71) 107·1 (85·4–131·7) 31 483 (28 367–34 849) 85·2 (76·7–94·3) 6·32 (5·59–7·09) 171·1 (151·1–191·9)
Eastern Europe 46 126 (36 064–58 694) 21·8 (17·1–27·8) 17·18 (15·84–18·62) 81·2 (74·9–88·0) 1791 (1454–2219) 13·8 (11·2–17·1) 1·46 (1·15–1·83) 112·6 (88·5–141·5) 11 363 (9178–14 151) 54·8 (44·3–68·3) 4·21 (3·67–4·78) 203·0 (177·0–230·7)
Central Europe 26 325 (24 435–28 353) 22·8 (21·1–24·5) 4·79 (4·48–5·13) 41·4 (38·7–44·4) 795 (674–939) 14·2 (12·1–16·8) 0·54 (0·43–0·67) 96·7 (76·9–119·7) 17 366 (15 787–19 073) 134·3 (122·1–147·5) 1·56 (1·42–1·73) 120·6 (109·6–133·4)
Central Asia 24 702 (20 925–29 866) 28·0 (23·7–33·8) 5·17 (4·77–5·59) 58·5 (54·1–63·3) 14 439 (10 821–19 609) 149·7 (112·2–203·3) 1·02 (0·81–1·24) 105·7 (84·0–128·2) 2753 (2488–3027) 82·9 (74·9–91·2) 0·56 (0·50–0·62) 168·5 (150·3–188·3)
Latin America and Caribbean 160 842 (150 906–170 365) 27·9 (26·2–29·5) 23·60 (22·05–25·23) 40·9 (38·2–43·8) 21 838 (19 982–24 428) 44·0 (40·3–49·2) 4·71 (3·82–5·70) 94·9 (77·0–114·8) 89 805 (81 557–97 556) 326·2 (296·2–354·3) 6·45 (5·91–7·05) 234·4 (214·6–256·0)
Central Latin America 43 191 (40 602–46 405) 17·0 (15·9–18·2) 5·30 (4·89–5·75) 20·8 (19·2–22·6) 9162 (8326–10 403) 40·1 (36·4–45·5) 1·32 (1·06–1·64) 57·8 (46·4–71·7) 19 219 (17 262–21 205) 175·3 (157·5–193·5) 1·22 (1·10–1·34) 111·2 (100·6–122·1)
Andean Latin America 28 653 (24 397–32 571) 47·9 (40·7–54·4) 3·76 (3·50–4·03) 62·8 (58·4–67·4) 4813 (3939–5793) 72·2 (59·1–86·9) 0·77 (0·62–0·93) 115·5 (93·8–140·1) 17 032 (13 894–19 794) 636·5 (519·2–739·7) 1·09 (0·98–1·19) 406·5 (365·1–446·1)
Caribbean 16 895 (15166–18 887) 36·9 (33·2–41·3) 2·81 (2·60–3·03) 61·4 (56·9–66·3) 3128 (2046–4702) 78·4 (51·3–117·9) 0·60 (0·48–0·74) 150·1 (119·3–185·9) 9871 (8822–10 866) 344·3 (307·6–378·9) 0·83 (0·74–0·92) 288·9 (258·3–320·1)
Tropical Latin America 71 338 (66 753–75 856) 33·0 (30·8–35·0) 11·74 (10·99–12·54) 54·2 (50·7–57·9) 4639 (4197–5173) 28·8 (26·1–32·1) 2·02 (1·64–2·44) 125·3 (101·8–151·5) 43 198 (39 301–46 840) 391·7 (356·3–424·7) 3·32 (3·03–3·61) 301·0 (274·8–327·7)
Southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania 380 060 (328 336–412 923) 18·2 (15·8–19·8) 75·11 (69·18–81·50) 36·1 (33·2–39·1) 60 156 (53 483–67 970) 48·9 (43·5–55·2) 14·82 (11·75–18·29) 120·4 (95·5–148·6) 214 284 (179 802–237 500) 190·3 (159·6–210·9) 14·73 (13·26–16·29) 130·8 (117·7–144·6)
East Asia 171 297 (148 361–203 061) 12·1 (10·5–14·3) 44·22 (40·74–48·08) 31·2 (28·7–33·9) 17 022 (14 554–19 437) 26·3 (22·5–30·1) 6·94 (5·43–8·64) 107·4 (84·0–133·6) 115 743 (97 715–137 327) 132·3 (111·7–157·0) 10·15 (9·15–11·23) 116·0 (104·7–128·4)
Southeast Asia 201 790 (170 920–218 582) 30·8 (26·1–33·4) 30·04 (27·56–32·83) 45·9 (42·1–50·1) 40 181 (34 696–46 626) 70·5 (60·8–81·8) 7·63 (6·10–9·41) 133·9 (107·0–165·0) 97 141 (80 361–107 598) 389·8 (322·4–431·7) 4·51 (4·02–5·00) 181·0 (161·5–200·4)
Oceania 6551 (4941–8959) 58·5 (44·1–79·9) 0·85 (0·77–0·94) 75·8 (68·3–83·8) 2907 (1640–4925) 205·7 (116·1–348·6) 0·24 (0·19–0·31) 171·5 (132·2–217·9) 1129 (887–1467) 452·9 (355·9–588·5) 0·07 (0·06–0·08) 295·0 (252·2–337·3)
North Africa and Middle East 106 410 (93 839–120 968) 18·5 (16·3–21·0) 32·49 (29·41–35·79) 56·5 (51·2–62·3) 39 718 (30 676–50 233) 62·9 (48·5–79·5) 8·42 (6·67–10·43) 133·2 (105·6–165·1) 33 134 (28 168–40 097) 187·8 (159·7–227·3) 4·35 (3·81–4·89) 246·6 (216·3–277·4)
South Asia 589 653 (496 203–642 836) 34·7 (29·2–37·8) 82·97 (78·21–88·05) 48·8 (46·0–51·8) 199 513 (175 850–223 300) 129·9 (114·5–145·4) 18·76 (15·58–22·04) 122·1 (101·4–143·5) 236 883 (173 779–269 243) 408·8 (299·9–464·6) 13·37 (12·46–14·35) 230·7 (214·9–247·7)
Sub–Saharan Africa 650 639 (582 183–720 960) 66·4 (59·4–73·6) 57·02 (52·29–62·28) 58·2 (53·4–63·5) 312 417 (266 256–361 152) 199·5 (170·0–230·6) 15·76 (12·72–19·44) 100·6 (81·3–124·2) 138 099 (116 652–157 256) 768·7 (649·3–875·3) 4·12 (3·63–4·66) 229·3 (201·8–259·1)
Southern sub–Saharan Africa 47 384 (41 130–54 257) 61·6 (53·4–70·5) 5·52 (5·11–5·97) 71·7 (66·4–77·5) 10 819 (8731–13 304) 125·7 (101·4–154·5) 0·86 (0·69–1·05) 99·6 (79·8–121·7) 14 170 (11 840–16 383) 579·0 (483·8–669·4) 0·55 (0·49–0·61) 224·2 (198·7–250·2)
Western sub–Saharan Africa 273 944 (236 313–315 218) 68·8 (59·3–79·2) 20·43 (18·74–22·25) 51·3 (47·0–55·9) 138 330 (110 473–170 088) 214·1 (171·0–263·2) 4·88 (3·94–5·98) 75·5 (61·0–92·6) 54 205 (44 239–64 416) 859·3 (701·3–1021·1) 1·52 (1·32–1·73) 241·3 (210·0–273·7)
Eastern sub–Saharan Africa 251 054 (224 563–279 640) 64·9 (58·0–72·2) 23·82 (21·75–26·14) 61·5 (56·2–67·5) 121 120 (103 742–138 312) 193·6 (165·8–221·1) 7·61 (6·11–9·31) 121·6 (97·6–148·9) 55 332 (47 039–64 979) 770·0 (654·6–904·2) 1·59 (1·40–1·79) 221·5 (194·8–249·4)
Central sub–Saharan Africa 78 087 (61 096–99 630) 66·3 (51·9–84·6) 7·25 (6·54–8·05) 61·6 (55·5–68·4) 42 084 (27 228–62 102) 202·4 (130·9–298·6) 2·41 (1·93–3·00) 116·1 (92·9–144·4) 14 338 (11 285–18 207) 708·5 (557·7–899·7) 0·46 (0·39–0·52) 225·8 (193·0–258·6)

Because of rounding, some values in the table are zero. UI=uncertainty interval.