Northern Ireland
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Age-specific rates, per 100,000 population, by age-group and serogroup, calendar year, 1995-2003, Northern Ireland
| Serogroup B | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| 0-2 yrs | 28.7 | 20.6 | 28.9 | 30.4 | 43.1 | 63.1 | 40.3 | 67.2 | 53.8 |
| 3-4 yrs | 5.7 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 20.4 | 18.8 | 8.4 | 18.8 |
| 5-14 yrs | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 15-17 yrs | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| 18-24 yrs | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| >24 yrs | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| All ages, incl unknown | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Serogroup C | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| 0-2 yrs | 6.8 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 18.1 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 3-4 yrs | 7.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 16.5 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 4.2 |
| 5-14 yrs | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| 15-17 yrs | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 18-24 yrs | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| >24 yrs | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| All ages, incl unknown | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| All confirmed | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| 0-2 yrs | 39.6 | 30.2 | 42.7 | 48.4 | 77.8 | 86.0 | 52.3 | 71.7 | 59.8 |
| 3-4 yrs | 13.4 | 13.7 | 12.0 | 20.3 | 28.9 | 38.8 | 20.9 | 14.6 | 23.0 |
| 5-14 yrs | 2.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| 15-17 yrs | 2.6 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| 18-24 yrs | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| >24 yrs | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| All ages, incl unknown | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Enhanced Surveillance of Meningococcal Disease
Rates, per 100,000 population, all ages, by serogroup and calendar year, 1995-2003*, Northern Ireland
| B | C | W135 | Others | All confirmed | Unconfirmed | Total (confirmed and probable) | |
| 1995 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| 1996 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| 1997 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| 1998 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| 1999 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 10.8 |
| 2000 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 12.3 |
| 2001 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 7.8 |
| 2002 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 7.9 |
| 2003 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 6.9 |
Data from 1995-1998 are based on laboratory reports of N. meningitidis.
Data from 1999-2003 are based on enhanced surveillance of meningococcal disease notifications validated with laboratory reports
Last Updated: 24/04/2004
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