Table 3.

Total and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine target group populations by age group.

Age group	Total population	≥65 years		Chronic diseases		HCWs		All risk groups combined
		n	% of total age group population	n	% of total age group population	n	% of total age group population	n	% of total age group population
Under 5	3,139,586	0	0.0%	50,940	1.6%	0	0.0%	50,940	1.6%
5 to 9	2,828,076	0	0.0%	45,886	1.6%	0	0.0%	45,886	1.6%
10 to 14	2,500,943	0	0.0%	40,578	1.6%	0	0.0%	40,578	1.6%
15 to 19	2,128,524	0	0.0%	240,909	11.3%	0	0.0%	240,909	11.3%
20 to 24	1,817,105	0	0.0%	205,662	11.3%	2,842	0.2%	208,183	11.5%
25 to 29	1,559,398	0	0.0%	176,495	11.3%	2,842	0.2%	179,015	11.5%
30 to 34	1,331,654	0	0.0%	150,718	11.3%	2,842	0.2%	153,239	11.5%
35 to 39	1,109,669	0	0.0%	125,594	11.3%	2,842	0.3%	128,114	11.5%
40 to 44	898,313	0	0.0%	101,672	11.3%	2,842	0.3%	104,193	11.6%
45 to 49	717,631	0	0.0%	81,222	11.3%	2,842	0.4%	83,743	11.7%
50 to 54	571,040	0	0.0%	174,724	30.6%	2,842	0.5%	176,697	30.9%
55 to 59	448,210	0	0.0%	169,635	37.8%	2,842	0.6%	171,402	38.2%
60 to 64	338,046	0	0.0%	156,064	46.2%	2,842	0.8%	157,595	46.6%
65 to 69	238,867	238,867	100.0%	134,012	56.1%	0	0.0%	238,867	100.0%
70 + years	372,940	372,940	100.0%	225,615	60.5%	0	0.0%	372,940	100.0%
Total	20,000,000	611,807	3.1%	2,079,729	10.4%	25,580	0.1%	2,352,301	11.8%

Notes:

• 1.
  Total population of simulated country with the age distribution of the African Region per 2017 [14].
• 2.
  From estimates of chronic diseases risk factors for severe SARS-CoV-2 illness for Africa [17].
• 3.
  HCWs population used per capita estimates from the WHO African Region (12.79 per 10,000 population) multiplied by the simulated country population and distributed evenly from ages 20 to 64 [18].
• 4.
  The sum of populations in the ≥ 65 years, chronic diseases, and HCW groups does not equal the population of all risk groups combined, as the HCW population was adjusted to account for persons with chronic diseases.