Table 1 Description of meningitis surveillance data in DRC, 2000–2012. (Source: Passive surveillance data, DLM, DRC)
N° | Provinces | Cases | Lethality (%) | Average annual attack rate (p. 100,000 inh.) | Standard Deviation (±) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bandundu | 7401 | 19.02 | 8.40 | 3.94 |
2 | Bas Congo | 1694 | 12.81 | 5.05 | 5.13 |
3 | Equateur | 9261 | 12.50 | 8.97 | 7.77 |
4 | Kasaï Occidental | 7105 | 13.89 | 9.31 | 5.44 |
5 | Kasaï Oriental | 9840 | 14.04 | 9.60 | 3.16 |
6 | Katanga | 14,051 | 10.31 | 11.14 | 4.60 |
7 | Kinshasa | 13,819 | 11.92 | 18.72 | 10.64 |
8 | Maniema | 4497 | 15.65 | 19.61 | 10.40 |
9 | Nord Kivu | 3682 | 12.68 | 5.38 | 2.45 |
10 | Province Orientale | 17,732 | 10.29 | 15.41 | 9.80 |
11 | Sud Kivu | 3410 | 11.35 | 6.08 | 2.69 |
Total | 92,492 | 12.57 | 10.67 | 2.78 |