Table 5 Reported death rates in Sri Lanka
From: Estimating the burden of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka; a systematic review
| Year | Study setting | Study population | Total no. of patients | Suspected | Confirmed | Deaths | Death rate by confirmed cases | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Rathnapura | 60 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 3.33% | [57] | |
| 1974 | Ragama | 81 | 13 | 68 | 8 | 11.8% | [21] | |
| 2008 | Colombo | 45 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 33.3% | [36] | |
| 2011 | Kandy, Mathale, Kegalle | 401 | 246 | 155 | 3 | 1.9% | [38] | |
| 2011 | Peradeniya | 227 | 0 | 227 | 33 | 14.5% | [20] | |
| 2013 | Colombo | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 2.5% | [42] | |
| 2014 | ICU patients in selected hospitals | 20 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | [45] | |
| 2015 | Kaluthara | 45 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 44.4% | [19] | |
| 2016 | Colombo, Homagama | 232 | 0 | 232 | 7 | 3.0% | [58]a | |
| 2016 | Colombo, Homagama | 221 | 829 | 221 | 3 | 1.3% | [55] |