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Annual deaths in 2002 from vaccine-preventable diseases
WHO Estimates (Jan 2004)


Disease Under 5 Over 5 Total
Diphtheria 4 000 1 000 5 000
Measles 554 000 58 000 612 000
Polio .. .. 1 000
Tetanus 200 000 15 000 215 000
Pertussis 294 000 .. 294 000
Hepatitis B .. 600 000 600 000
Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib) 413 000 .. 413 000
Yellow fever 15 000 15 000 30 000
TOTAL 1 480 000 689 000 2 169 000

Annual deaths in 2001 from diseases for which vaccines will be available soon
WHO Estimates (June 2003)


Disease Under 5 Over 5 Total
Meningitis AC* 12 000 14 000 26 000
Rotavirus* 338 000 162 000 500 000
Pneumococcal disease* 841 000 768 000 1 609 000
TOTAL 1 191 000 944 000 2 135 000

* 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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