Table 1.
Estimated disease pyramid of acute gastroenteritis cases in Belgium, 2010–2014
| Component | Number of cases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Average | |
| Deaths | 408 | 362 | 217 | 387 | 339 | 343 |
| Hospitalisations | 27 699 | 26 652 | 28 654 | 29 217 | 26 312 | 27 707 |
| GP consultations | 460 187 | 463 267 | 465 081 | 465 975 | 466 602 | 464 222 |
| Community cases, baseline estimate | 9 920 001 | 10 010 579 | 10 075 302 | 10 121 939 | 10 165 885 | 10 058 741 |
| Community cases, minimum estimate | 9 368 890 | 9 454 436 | 9 515 563 | 9 559 610 | 9 601 114 | 9 499 922 |
| Community cases, maximum estimate | 12 045 716 | 12 155 704 | 12 234 296 | 12 290 926 | 12 344 289 | 12 214 186 |
GP, general practitioner.