Number of deaths from the disease per year
In 2015 294,000 deaths of among children < 5 years of age (uncertainty range 192,000–366,000) were estimated to be caused by pneumococcal infections. An additional 23,300 deaths (UR 15,300–40,700) were estimated in children of the same age group co-infected with HIV. Most deaths occur in countries in Africa and Asia. Go to footnote 1 Global estimates of mortality burden are currently being updated using more recent data.
Sources
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Wahl B, O’Brien KL, Greenbaum A, Majumder A, Liu L et al. (2018). Burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in children in the era of conjugate vaccines: global, regional, and national estimates for 2000–15. Lancet Glob Health. 6(7):e744–e757. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30247-X.
