Table 3.

Distribution of animal bites to humans by location and age

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Age, yr
0–4	22	22	14	20	23	15	16	9	13	7	8	9
5–14	121	118	129	166	143	140	92	153	130	96	71	67
15–24	101	89	97	142	108	108	88	105	87	69	82	53
25–44	118	128	124	143	133	120	108	125	139	110	98	80
45–65	44	53	65	96	61	74	58	76	84	60	60	46
>65	29	21	23	39	26	23	29	32	39	35	20	15
n.a.	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	1
Region
North	166	108	90	148	91	133	105	140	122	96	84	35
Bekaa	41	68	90	144	94	91	71	86	81	51	84	16
Nabatiye	26	37	35	31	38	23	18	40	23	42	16	33
South	28	42	48	53	67	54	41	54	56	39	42	25
Mount Lebanon	132	118	136	172	169	144	120	130	162	117	82	80
Beirut	35	57	52	57	33	29	33	46	40	29	25	36
n.a.	8	2	1	2	3	7	4	6	10	5	6	46
Total	436	432	452	607	495	481	392	502	494	379	339	271

Modified from the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health website (www.moph.gov.lb).

n.a., Not assigned.