Table 3 Age-specific measles hospitalization rates by geographical area. Italy 2002 and 2003.
From: Health burden and economic impact of measles-related hospitalizations in Italy in 2002–2003
N. hospitalizations/100 000 population | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (yrs) | 2002 | 2003 | ||||
North | Centre | South | North | Centre | South | |
<1 | 4.4 | 49.2 | 90.7 | 6.4 | 15.3 | 35.1 |
1–4 | 5.2 | 36.0 | 78.2 | 3.6 | 10.4 | 37.2 |
5–9 | 4.6 | 28.4 | 52.5 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 28.4 |
10–14 | 3.1 | 19.5 | 23.9 | 2.8 | 7.5 | 20.8 |
15–19 | 2.0 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 16.8 |
≥ 20 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Total | 1.0 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 6.5 |