Table 1 Admissions for pneumonia, empyema and croup by age in Scotland between 1 January 1981 and 31 December 2005
Age(years)PneumoniaEmpyemaCroup
<15541 (22.7)32 (14.8)6237 (20)
1–411299 (46.5)76 (35)20332 (65.3)
5–94928 (20.3)50 (23)4053 (13)
10–142544 (10.5)59 (27.2)498 (1.6)
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  • Values in parentheses indicate the percentage of all children admitted for that condition.