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Table 4 Estimated number of influenza-associated excess respiratory or cardiovascular hospitalizations by age group and epidemic season in Portuguese public hospitals between 2008/2009 and 2017/2018

From: Excess hospitalizations and mortality associated with seasonal influenza in Portugal, 2008–2018

Season

Age groups (in years) 95% confidence interval

0–4

5–18

19–49

50–64

65–74

 ≥ 75

 ≥ 65

All ages

2008/2009

50 (− 141; 259)

847 (646; 1034)

3521 (2987; 3993)

4398 (3672; 5010)

4327 (3170; 5347)

2009/2010

93 (− 176; 371)

399 (323; 476)

1661 (1498; 1837)

657 (474; 837)

1730 (702; 2708)

2010/2011

11 (− 88; 112)

982 (764; 1205)

1201 (986; 1404)

653 (447; 861)

748 (45; 1486)

2824 (1706; 3959)

2011/2012

15 (− 70; 97)

405 (224; 602)

611 (412; 821)

1166 (972; 1349)

5567 (5041; 6148)

6806 (6105; 7511)

7212 (6142; 8277)

2012/2013

255 (50; 458)

546 (321; 778)

333 (96; 570)

548 (− 116; 1198)

1034 (215; 1891)

456 (− 804; 1676)

2013/2014

381 (165; 613)

762 (595; 930)

952 (736; 1162)

587 (392; 775)

1106 (533; 1643)

1756 (1049; 2429)

3376 (2361; 4389)

2014/2015

345 (199; 503)

878 (708; 1084)

1102 (928; 1276)

6204 (5700; 6726)

7446 (6852; 8088)

7988 (7093; 8941)

2015/2016

652 (377; 909)

277 (183; 366)

1098 (900; 1302)

1332 (1099; 1567)

697 (455; 921)

2279 (1593; 2978)

2974 (2129; 3886)

5845 (4639; 7057)

2016/2017

196 (25; 363)

905 (706; 1096)

919 (732; 1115)

6244 (5721; 6812)

7262 (6598; 7975)

8776 (7841; 9725)

2017/2018

662 (364; 942)

44 (− 49; 145)

437 (251; 636)

1391 (1139; 1631)

1173 (903; 1427)

3949 (3209; 4688)

5314 (4372; 6268)

7395 (6080; 8646)

9-year meana

188 (− 604; 535)

39 (− 90; 112)

498 (288; 669)

874 (663; 1089)

831 (619; 1036)

3269 (2677; 3856)

4193 (3448; 4949)

5356 (4248; 6446)

3-year meanb

438 (118; 652)

107 (11; 189)

577 (392; 767)

1209 (981; 1431)

930 (697; 1154)

4157 (3508; 4826)

5183 (4366; 6043)

7339 (6187; 8476)

  1. aIncludes the following seasons: 2008/2009, 2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018. Excludes season 2009/10, since it was affected by the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic
  2. bIncludes the most recent seasons, namely 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018