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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of decedents associated with influenza A(H1N1)pnd09 in Central America, 2009-2010

From: Demographic and clinical characteristics of deaths associated with influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 in Central America and Dominican Republic 2009–2010

Country

Decedents for influenza H1N1pnd09

General population (2009)

Number of cases

Median age in years (IQR)

Pregnant and postpartum women cases (%)

Percentage of pregnant woman in the general population by countrya

Total country population (per million inhabitants)b

Costa Rica

74

41 (26–55)

4 (5 %)

1.6 %

4.6

Dominican Republic

21

25 (20–36)

5 (24 %)

2.2 %

9.8

El Salvador

32

15 (1–39)

6 (19 %)

2.1 %

6.1

Guatemala

17

34 (24–38)

5 (29 %)

3.3 %

14.0

Honduras

18

26 (3–42)

5 (28 %)

2.7 %

7.4

Nicaragua

9

30 (2–44)

1 (11 %)

2.4 %

5.7

Panama

12

23 (2–51)

1 (8 %)

2.1 %

3.5

All

183

32 (17–46)

27 (15 %)

2.3 %

51.1

  1. The World Bank. Indicators. Birth rate, crude. Data section. Web page. Available in: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.CBRT.IN aCalculated using the annual birth rate for 2009a,b