Table 2:

Yearly burden of illness in Canada^*

Variable	Age group; no. (%) of population			Total, no. (90% UI)
	50–59 yr	60–69 yr	≥ 70 yr
Herpes zoster	25 629 (28)	29 188 (32)	35 765 (39)	90 623 (85 375–95 812)
Ophthalmic herpes zoster	3831 (28)	4355 (32)	5354 (39)	13 575 (10 403–16 972)
Postherpetic neuralgia	2405 (14)	5398 (31)	9681 (55)	17 502 (15 512–19 707)
Hospital admission	362 (9)	738 (19)	2751 (71)	3867 (2829–4937)
Death	0 (1)	5 (21)	20 (78)	26 (18–36)

Note: 90% UI = uncertainty interval (based on 5th and 95th percentiles of 30 000 simulation results).

^*Total population 35 million, according to 2016 population structure.