Table 2 Hospitalised and overall 30 days case fatality by age, sex and study year

Study year

< 40

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

All ages

Men

1986 to 1990

21.8

30.0

27.4

33.3

46.2

30.0

1991 to 1995

15.5

22.4

23.7

32.3

46.7

25.7

1996 to 2000

17.3

21.3

26.3

39.2

52.1

29.3

2001 to 2005

17.7

21.4

17.6

27.5

49.6

24.5

All years

18.1

23.6

23.8

33.2

48.9

27.4

Women

1986 to 1990

18.1

32.6

31.0

38.2

46.0

33.9

1991 to 1995

17.7

26.2

26.1

32.2

40.9

28.5

1996 to 2000

13.6

22.3

25.8

30.4

48.2

29.7

2001 to 2005

17.4

18.8

24.4

32.6

47.1

29.1

All years

16.7

24.7

26.7

33.3

45.9

30.2

Age groups (years)

Study year

< 40

40-49

50-59

60-69

70+

All ages

Men

1986 to 1990

33.1

41.9

43.7

48.1

55.5

42.9

1991 to 1995

27.1

32.2

38.8

45.2

59.3

38.4

1996 to 2000

26.3

32.8

37.0

48.7

60.9

39.6

2001 to 2005

27.0

32.8

33.2

40.6

62.3

37.6

All years

28.5

34.6

38.0

45.6

59.7

39.6

Women

1986 to 1990

27.9

43.0

45.2

50.0

60.7

46.8

1991 to 1995

25.4

37.1

37.7

42.6

52.9

39.5

1996 to 2000

19.3

31.8

33.8

40.4

57.2

38.8

2001 to 2005

25.8

27.5

37.6

42.7

58.0

40.2

All years

24.6

34.7

38.4

44.0

57.3

41.2