Table 1 Overall Incidence and Case-Fatality Rate (CFR) for bacterial meningitis* by age group in Cuba from 1998–2003.
Age group | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1–5 yrs | 16.8 | 15.3 | 11.1 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
6–11 yrs | 3.3 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
12–14 yrs | 1.6 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
15–18 yrs | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Overall Incidence | 6.5 | 8.5 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
Overall CFR | 7.8 | 9.0 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 8.7 | 10.9 |