Table 2.

Cases and annualised incidence rate of invasive Hia disease by age and ethnicity, 2006–2017.

Demographic group	Alaska, # cases (rate)1	N. Canada, # cases (rate)1
Overall	53 (0.6)	111 (6.0)
<2 years	44 (16.9)	73 (109.8)
<5 years	49 (7.5)	82 (50.1)
Overall, Indigenous	48 (2.8)	107 (9.5)
<2 years, Indigenous	42 (56.2)	72 (144.1)
<5 years, Indigenous	45 (24.4)	81 (64.8)
Overall, non-Indigenous	5 (0.1)	3 (0.4)
<2 years, non-Indigenous	2 (1.1)	1 (6.1)
<5 years, non-Indigenous	4 (0.9)	1 (2.6)
Overall, Indigenous v non-Indigenous	p<0.001	p<0.001
<2 years, Indigenous v non-Indigenous	p<0.001	p<0.001
<5 years, Indigenous v non-Indigenous	p<0.001	p<0.001

¹Cases per 100,000 population