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Table 1 Suspected and confirmed measles cases and deaths reported by year, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010-2013

From: Description of a large measles epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2010–2013

Year

Total cases

Cases <5 years old, n (% of total cases)

Deaths

CFR††

2010

4 861

2 615 (74.4)

79

1.6%

2011

133 801

101 142 (75.6)

1 646

1.2%

2012

73 844

51 606 (69.9)

2 023

2.7%

2013*

81 949

29 815 (--)

1 297

1.6%

Total

294 455

186 178 (63)

5 045

1.7%

  1. *Only from week 1 to week 45.
  2. This percentage is not calculated as the number of cases aged <5 was not reported between weeks 1 and 12–2013.
  3. ††CFR: Case Fatality Ratio is the proportion of measles deaths divided by the clinically confirmed cases within a given period time.