Table 2.

Global estimates of annual vaccine-preventable deaths in children < 5 years of age in order of prevalence of deaths*

Causal organism	No. Deaths
(1) Streptococcus pneumoniae	294,000
(2) Rotavirus	215,000
(3) Bordetella pertussis	161,000
(4) Measles virus	74,015
(5) Haemophilus influenzae type b	29,500
(6) Influenza virus	28,000–111,500#

*Adapted from Ref. 2.

^#Year-to-year variation.