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Table 1 Details of the countries included in the meta-analysis, by sex and age group—descriptive data

From: Gender differences in measles incidence rates in a multi-year, pooled analysis, based on national data from seven high income countries

Age

Country

Years

Male n/N

Male IR

Female n/N

Female IR

IRR

 < 1

Canada

1991–2015

359/4682619

7.67

335/4446799

7.53

1.02

 

England

1990–2016

15,249/8725051

174.77

14,034/8306732

168.95

1.03

 

Germany

2001–2016

545/5740478

9.49

507/5448550

9.31

1.02

 

Israel

1991–2016

190/1770100

10.73

129/1680000

7.68

1.40

 

New Zealand

1997–2015

413/576900

71.59

319/548520

58.16

1.23

 

Spain

2005–2015

426/2679186

15.90

378/2514548

15.03

1.06

1–4

Canada

1991–2015

902/19156418

4.71

843/18225737

4.63

1.02

 

England

1990–2016

29,345/34821935

84.27

25,789/33207057

77.66

1.09

 

Germany

2001–2016

2908/23509315

12.37

2569/22311030

11.51

1.07

 

Israel

1991–2016

1026/6843500

14.99

762/6500900

11.72

1.28

 

New Zealand

1997–2015

636/2308880

27.55

532/2191980

24.27

1.13

 

Spain

2005–2015

717/10880587

6.59

620/10233932

6.06

1.09

5–9

Australia

2001–2016

60/11398585

0.53

62/10814642

0.57

0.92

 

Canada

1991–2015

1956/24668602

7.93

1878/23469919

8.00

0.99

 

England

1990–2016

11,013/42989082

25.62

10,039/41012194

24.48

1.05

 

Germany

2001–2016

2814/30760941

9.15

2737/29187252

9.38

0.98

 

Israel

1991–2016

414/7977400

5.19

343/7580100

4.53

1.15

 

New Zealand

1997–2015

284/2899540

9.79

270/2752910

9.81

1.00

 

Spain

2005–2015

201/13017097

1.54

224/12287011

1.82

0.85

10–14

Australia

2001–2016

97/11377822

0.85

81/10797396

0.75

1.14

 

Canada

1991–2015

2143/25685783

8.34

2076/24391864

8.51

0.98

 

England

1990–2016

6215/42597565

14.59

5169/40624659

12.72

1.15

 

Germany

2001–2016

2134/33455166

6.38

2106/31724889

6.64

0.96

 

Israel

1991–2016

273/7398300

3.69

251/7029400

3.57

1.03

 

New Zealand

1997–2015

216/2919850

7.40

155/2776650

5.58

1.33

 

Spain

2005–2015

231/12301238

1.88

241/11627137

2.07

0.91

15–39/44

Australia

2001–2016

590/73591102

0.80

496/72741755

0.68

1.18

 

Canada

1991–2015

2366/143987472

1.64

2061/140453550

1.47

1.12

 

England

1990–2016

6905/234901126

2.94

5079/233399206

2.18

1.35

 

Germany

2001–2016

3801/257895408

1.47

3663/247590330

1.48

1.00

 

Israel

1991–2016

746/35538900

2.10

654/35142900

1.86

1.13

 

New Zealand

1997–2015

472/13546700

3.48

459/13976900

3.28

1.06

 

Spain

2005–2015

1697/110542308

1.54

1551/105413400

1.47

1.04

45–64

Australia

2001–2016

18/41988401

0.04

20/42573071

0.05

0.91

(40–59)

Canada

1991–2015

74/110461323

0.07

93/109655649

0.08

0.79

 

England

1990–2016

1284/175100277

0.73

1586/177644620

0.89

0.82

 

Germany

2001–2016

179/169811651

0.11

223/169907321

0.13

0.80

 

Israel

1991–2016

64/14322400

0.45

62/15453800

0.40

1.11

 

New Zealand

1997–2015

32/10201030

0.31

26/10685350

0.24

1.29

 

Spain

2005–2015

31/63103755

0.05

33/64340310

0.05

0.96

  1. Infants =  < 1 year; early childhood = 1–4 years; late childhood = 5–9 years; puberty = 10–14 years; young adulthood = 15–44 or 15–39 years; middle adulthood = 40–59 or 45–64 years;
  2. IR incidence rate, IR per 100 000 Male or Female population; IRR male: female Incidence Rate Ratio; n cumulative number of pertussis cases for given years; N cumulative number of the population for given years
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