Table 1.
Number of AG cases estimated from drug dispensing data and from the Sentinelles network, winter seasons 2014/15 to 2016/17 (week number 36 of year N to week number 15 of year N + 1)
| Season | Age group (years) | Cases detected from drug dispensing data N (%) |
Cases estimated from Sentinelles data N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15a | All ages | 1,022,275 (100) | 3,333,785 (100) |
| 2015/16 | All ages | 1,259,024 (100) | 3,050,341 (100) |
| 0–4 | 202,605 (16) | 486,901 (16) | |
| 5–14 | 267,481 (21) | 526,054 (17) | |
| 15–64 | 656,346 (52) | 1,827,082 (60) | |
| 65+ | 132,592 (11) | 210,304 (7) | |
| 2016/17 | All ages | 1,375,073 (100) | 3,281,268 (100) |
| 0–4 | 232,200 (17) | 534,283 (16) | |
| 5–14 | 290,084 (21) | 550,677 (17) | |
| 15–64 | 720,518 (52) | 1,984,851 (60) | |
| 65+ | 132,271 (10) | 211,457 (6) |
a Due to limitations of the drug dispensing database, the analysis at age group level could not be carried out for season 2014/15