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Table 1 Estimated mean annual number and rates of respiratory syncytial virus-associated deaths in children aged < 5 years, South Africa. 2011–2016

From: The burden of RSV-associated illness in children aged < 5 years, South Africa, 2011 to 2016

Age group: months

Total

Medically attended deathsa

Non-medically attended deathsb

Number (95% CI)

Ratec (95% CI)

Number (95% CI)

Ratec (95% CI)

Number (95% CI)

Ratec (95% CI)

 < 1

109 (73–142)

110.8 (74.8–144.5)

81 (56–108)

82.0 (56.9–109.8)

28 (18–34)

28.8 (18.0–34.7)

1

107 (83–131)

111.3 (86.0–135.8)

79 (63–99)

82.4 (65.3–103.2)

28 (20–31)

28.9 (20.6–32.6)

2

76 (57–95)

79.1 (59.5–98.7)

56 (43–72)

58.6 (45.2–75.0)

20 (14–23)

20.6 (14.3–23.7)

3

67 (49–85)

70.2 (51.3–89.0)

50 (37–65)

51.9 (39.0–67.6)

17 (12–20)

18.2 (12.3–21.4)

4

64 (45–83)

66.6 (46.8–86.9)

47 (34–63)

49.3 (35.6–66.1)

17 (11–20)

17.3 (11.2–20.9)

5

40 (27–55)

42.4 (28.8–57.6)

30 (21–42)

31.3 (21.9–43.8)

11 (7–12)

11.0 (6.9–13.8)

6

40 (27–53)

41.6 (28.6–55.2)

29 (21–40)

30.8 (21.7–41.9)

10 (7–13)

10.8 (6.9–13.2)

7

27 (17–38)

28.1 (17.6–39.9)

20 (13–29)

20.8 (13.3–30.3)

7 (4–9)

7.3 (4.2–9.6)

8

18 (11–26)

18.9 (11.3–26.8)

13 (8–19)

14.0 (8.6–20.4)

5 (3–6)

4.9 (2.7–6.4)

9

15 (8–24)

16.0 (8.6–24.8)

11 (6–18)

11.8 (6.5–18.9)

4 (2–6)

4.2 (2.1–6.0)

10

15 (8–22)

15.7 (8.6–23.6)

11 (6–17)

11.6 (6.6–17.9)

4 (2–5)

4.1 (2.1–5.7)

11

14 (7–21)

14.6 (7.9–22.7)

10 (6–16)

10.8 (6.0–17.2)

4 (2–5)

3.8 (1.9–5.4)

12–14

14 (9–19)

4.8(3.2–6.7)

10(7–14)

3.6 (2.5–5.1)

4 (2–5)

1.3 (0.8–1.6)

15–17

10 (6–13)

3.4 (2.1–3.7)

7 (5–10)

2.5 (1.6–3.6)

2 (1–3)

0.9 (0.5–1.1)

18–20

7 (4–10)

2.5 (1.3–5.5)

5(3–8)

1.8 (1.0–2.8)

2 (1–3)

0.6 (0.3–0.9)

21–23

10 (4–15)

3.4 (1.5–5.5)

7 (3–12)

2.5 (1.2–4.2)

2 (1–4)

0.9 (0.4–1.3)

24–35

9 (6–13)

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

7 (5–10)

0.6 (0.4–0.9)

2 (1–3)

0.2 (0.1–0.3)

36–47

4 (2–7)

0.4 (0.2–0.7)

3 (2–6)

0.3 (0.1–0.5)

1 (0–2)

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

48–59

5 (2–7)

0.4 (0.2–0.7)

3 (2–6)

0.3 (0.1–0.5)

1(0–2)

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

 < 1 year

592 (412–777)

55.5 (38.9–75.0)

438 (339–654)

38.1 (29.5–57.0)

154 (107–207)

13.4 (9.3–18.0)

 < 5 years

651 (445–861)

11.6 (8.6–16.9)

490 (364–720)

8.6 (6.5–12.9

161 (115–227)

3.0 (2.1–4.1)

  1. Abbreviations: CI Confidence intervals
  2. aMedically attended deaths defined as occurring in-hospital
  3. bNon-medically attended deaths defined as occurring out-of-hospital
  4. cRates expressed per 100,000 population