Table 5.
Measles incidence and age patterns by year 2005 – 2018, Eritrea (Source: Measles case-based surveillance system)
| Year | Number of suspected measles cases | Number of confirmed rubella cases | Number of confirmed measles cases | Incidence of confirmed measles per 1,000,000 population | Mean age (in years) of confirmed measles cases | Median age (in years) of confirmed measles cases | % of measles cases unvaccinated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 159 | 16 | 32 | 10.6 | 13 | 7 | 100% |
| 2006 | 125 | 67 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0% |
| 2007 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0% |
| 2008 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 2009 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 | 22.3 | 25 | 100% |
| 2010 | 168 | 47 | 6 | 1.7 | 18.5 | 22 | 75% |
| 2011 | 145 | 18 | 14 | 3.9 | 18.9 | 18 | 100% |
| 2012 | 244 | 17 | 95 | 24 | 23.8 | 25 | 88% |
| 2013 | 139 | 15 | 50 | 13.1 | 23.6 | 21 | 91% |
| 2014 | 105 | 32 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2015 | 195 | 14 | 104 | 24.7 | 25.5 | 27 | 89% |
| 2016 | 334 | 44 | 81 | 16.8 | 20.9 | 22 | 81% |
| 2017 | 185 | 2 | 62 | 16.8 | 10.7 | 9 | 51% |
| 2018 | 155 | 5 | 69 | 17.7 | 13.7 | 12 | 63% |