Volume 9, Number 3—March 2003
Research
Epidemiology of Meningococcal Disease, New York City, 1989–2000
Alexandre Sampaio Moura*†, Ariel Pablos-Méndez†‡, Marcelle Layton*, and Don Weiss*
Table 2
Meningococcal incidence rates and case-fatality rates by age group and year group, New York City, 1989–2000a
| Age group (yr) | 1989–1991 | 1992–1994 | 1995–1997 | 1998–2000 | 1989–2000 | Case-fatality rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 |
15.9 |
8.15 |
7.25 |
4.23 |
8.49 |
13.0 |
| 1–4 |
2.83 |
1.10 |
1.24 |
0.85 |
1.50 |
13.0 |
| 5–14 |
0.77 |
0.37 |
0.61 |
0.40 |
0.53 |
7.8 |
| 15–24 |
0.99 |
0.76 |
0.45 |
0.72 |
0.77 |
10.6 |
| 25–44 |
0.34 |
0.21 |
0.49 |
0.47 |
0.38 |
17.1 |
| 45–64 |
0.47 |
0.26 |
0.61 |
0.55 |
0.48 |
24.4 |
| >65 |
0.77 |
0.45 |
0.75 |
0.60 |
0.64 |
32.9 |
| All ages | 0.89 | 0.50 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 16.9 |
aRates are per 100,000.
