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

Table 2.

Global deaths, fatal attributable fraction, and episodes due to each LRI aetiology, 2016

Deaths (95% UI) Fatal attributable fraction (95% UI) Deaths per 100 000 people (95% UI) Millions of episodes (95% UI) Incidence per 1000 people (95% UI)
All ages
Streptococcus pneumoniae 118 9937 (690445–1770660) 50·05% (29·22–73·94) 16·1 (9·3–24·0) 197·05 (112·83–287·64) 26·7 (15·3–38·9)
Respiratory syncytial virus 76 612 (55121–103503) 3·22% (2·32–4·40) 1·0 (0·7–1·4) 24·83 (19·65–31·42) 3·4 (2·7–4·3)
Haemophilus influenzae type b 48 011 (13404–88744) 2·02% (0·57–3·70) 0·6 (0·2–1·2) 6·73 (1·73–13·55) 0·9 (0·2–1·8)
Influenza 58 193 (43953–74175) 2·45% (1·86–3·10) 0·8 (0·6–1·0) 39·14 (30·54–48·44) 5·3 (4·1–6·6)
Children younger than 5 years
Streptococcus pneumoniae 341 029 (195289–493551) 52·25% (29·95–73·00) 54·0 (30·9–78·1) 44·69 (20·87–73·68) 70·7 (33·0–116·6)
Respiratory syncytial virus 41 026 (22922–65851) 6·29% (3·58–10·17) 6·5 (3·6–10·4) 10·74 (6·70–16·56) 17·0 (10·6–26·2)
Haemophilus influenzae type b 48 011 (13404–88744) 7·36% (2·06–13·63) 7·6 (2·1–14·0) 6·08 (1·39–13·72) 9·6 (2·2–21·7)
Influenza 8360 (4905–13806) 1·28% (0·77–2·09) 1·3 (0·8–2·2) 5·75 (3·42–9·34) 9·1 (5·4–14·8)
Elderly adults (>70 years)
Streptococcus pneumoniae 494 340 (209900–896430) 45·74% (19·50–82·10) 122·3 (51·9–221·7) 29·43 (11·34–57·02) 72·8 (28·1–141·0)
Respiratory syncytial virus 22 009 (15705–30787) 2·04% (1·46–2·82) 5·4 (3·9–7·6) 2·54 (1·98–3·15) 6·3 (4·9–7·8)
Haemophilus influenzae type b* .. .. .. .. ..
Influenza 24 803 (16704–34251) 2·29% (1·59–3·17) 6·1 (4·1–8·5) 6·37 (4·79–8·16) 15·8 (11·8–20·2)

UI=uncertainty interval.

*

Haemophilus influenzae type b was not attributed to deaths or episodes in people older than 5 years.