Table 3.

Analysis of CRM for populations aged < 40 compared with the percent BCG vaccination rate in the same age group.

Countries	CRM for population< 40 years per million population< 40 years	BCG Coverage % under 40 years	CRM for population 20–29 years per million population 20–29 years	BCG Coverage % for age groups of 20–29	CRM for population 30–39 per million population 30–39 years	BCG Coverage % for age groups of 30–39
Sweden	3.4	0	4.6	0	8.4	0
Italy	2.3	0	1.2	0	6.3	0
Netherlands	1.8	0	2.4	0	4.7	0
Switzerland	1.2	Not reported	0.0	0	4.3	Not reported
Czech Republic	1.1	74	0.8	78	2.6	98
Poland	0.7	94	0.0	96	2.3	95
South Korea	0.0	77	0.0	84	0.1	53

Countries with lower rates of BCG coverage generally have higher rates of CRM suggesting that, even in a less vulnerable population, BCG vaccination is associated with improved CRM.