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Annual deaths in 2002 from vaccine-preventable diseases
WHO Estimates (January 2005)


Disease Under 5 Over 5 Total
Diphtheria 4 000 1 000 5 000
Measles 540 000 70 000 610 000
Polio .. .. 1 000
Tetanus 198 000 15 000 213 000
Pertussis 294 000 .. 294 000
Hepatitis B .. 600 000 600 000
Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib) 386 000 .. 386 000
Yellow fever 15 000 15 000 30 000
TOTAL 1 437 000 701 000 2 138 000

Annual deaths in 2002 from diseases for which vaccines will be available soon
WHO Estimates (January 2005)


Disease Under 5 Over 5 Total
Meningitis AC* 10 000 16 000 26 000
Rotavirus* 402 000 47 000 449 000
Pneumococcal disease* 716 000 897 000 1 612 000
TOTAL 1 128 000 960 000 2 087 000

* Vaccines against meningitis AC, rotavirus and pneumococcal disease that are appropriate for use in developing countries are not currently available but under development.

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