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. 2021 Feb 11;10(1):507–520. doi: 10.1007/s40121-021-00409-7

Table 2.

Input parameters for age-specific population, costs and case fatality rates

Parameter Age range (years)
< 2 2–4 5–17 18–34 35–49 50–64 ≥ 65
Population (2017) 627,755 951,112 4,542,691 5,401,119 4,925,082 4,363,428 3,790,665
Percentage of IPD presenting as meningitis 13.0% 6.0% 11.0% 3.0% 4.0% 8.0% 7.0%
Direct costs in Australian dollars
Bacteremia $13,152 $13,152 $13,152 $13,152 $13,152 $13,152 $13,152
Meningitis $23,674 $23,674 $23,674 $23,674 $23,674 $23,674 $6,531
Hospitalized pneumonia $7,503 $7,503 $7,503 $7,503 $7,503 $7,503 $7,503
Non-hospitalized pneumonia $137 $137 $137 $137 $137 $137 $137
Non-hospitalized otitis media $73 $73 $73
Hospitalized otitis media $3154 $3154 $3154
Case fatality rates
Bacteremia 1.0% 0.3% 0.3% 7.4% 7.4% 7.4% 11.4%
Meningitis 2.0% 0.3% 0.3% 7.4% 7.4% 7.4% 11.4%
Hospitalized pneumonia 1.0% 0.3% 0.3% 7.4% 7.4% 7.4% 11.4%

IPD invasive pneumococcal disease