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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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