Table 3

Mortality rates due to infections

 Mortality rates per 100 000 
UKSwedenRate ratiop Value
Neonatal infections (0–27 days)
 Neonatal sepsis18.97.92.39<0.001
 Congenital pneumonia4.50.67.500.001
 Congenital viral infections1.60.62.670.2
 Other neonatal infections3.03.20.940.8
 All neonatal infections27.912.32.27<0.001
Paediatric infections (28 days–4 years)
 Respiratory infections11.26.01.87<0.01
 Septicaemia10.56.61.59<0.05
 Meningitis4.92.51.96<0.001
 Viral infections6.65.11.290.3
 Other paediatric infections2.82.21.270.5
 All paediatric infections36.022.51.60<0.001
Total63.934.81.84<0.001