Table 3.
Confirmed and probable cases of typhoid fever and case fatality ratio of confirmed typhoid fever, by United Nations region, 1965–2018.
| Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania | All regions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed and probable typhoid fever | ||||||
| Study locations | 44 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 113 |
| Confirmed and probable cases | 3,642 | 554 | 11,973 | 30 | 739 | 16,938 |
| Median (IQR) cases per study | 50 (26–102.5) | 113.5 (9.8–242.3) | 79 (40–189) | a | 369.5 (367.3–371.8) | 63 (30–163) |
| Mortality among confirmed cases | ||||||
| Study locations | 22 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 84 |
| Confirmed cases | 1,700 | 544 | 10,295 | 25 | 739 | 13,303 |
| Number of deaths | 77 | 23 | 90 | 0 | 60 | 250 |
| CFR confirmed typhoid fever | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 1.9 |
| Median CFR (IQR) | 4.2 (0.0–7.1) | 9.2 (4.8–15.7) | 0.0 (0.0–1.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 8.1 (5.3–10.8) | 0.2 (0.0–4.2) |
| Pooled CFR (95% CI) | 5.4% (2.7–8.9%) | 6.7% (0.0–19.9%) | 0.9% (0.6–1.3%) | 0.8% (0.0–5.7%) | 7.2% (0.0–20.4%) | 2.0% (1.4–2.8%) |
*a
No median; IQR = interquartile range; CI = confidence interval.