Number of new cases per year (last 3-5 years)
In 2019, about 33 million episodes of RSV-induced acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) occurred in children under 5 years of age. 1 in 5 episodes occurs in children aged 0 -6 months. Go to footnote 1
Sources
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Li Y, Wang X, Blau DM, Caballero MT, Feikin DR, Gill CJ, et al. (2022). Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019: a systematic analysis. Lancet. 400(10319): 717–739. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00478-0.
