Table 3 Distribution of diphtheria cases and deaths and corresponding CFRs by age, sex and vaccination status
From: Diphtheria outbreak in Yemen: the impact of conflict on a fragile health system
Variable | Reported cases | Deaths | CFR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | Percent | |
Sex | |||||
Male | 673 | 52 | 37 | 51 | 5.5 |
Female | 621 | 48 | 36 | 49 | 5.8 |
Age groups | |||||
0–4 years | 259 | 20 | 29 | 40 | 11 |
5–9 years | 324 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 6 |
10–14 years | 259 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 5 |
15–24 years | 194 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 7.7 |
25–34 years | 129 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
35–50 years | 91 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
> 50 years | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
Vaccination status | |||||
0 dose | 595 | 46 | 50 | 69 | 8.4 |
1 dose | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.7 |
2 doses | 78 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5.1 |
3 doses | 401 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 2.9 |
Unknown | 194 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2.6 |