Estimated Number of Deaths in the Absence of Vaccination, Deaths from Vaccine-preventable Diseases, and Deaths Averted by Vaccination, All Ages, by Region and Vaccine, 2001 (thousands)| Disease | Total | High income | East Asia and the Pacific | Europe and Central Asia | Latin America and the Caribbean | Middle East and North Africa | South Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Diphtheria |
| If noSFTRET vaccination | 78 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 10 |
| EstimatedSFTRET deaths | 5 | <1 | 1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 3 | 1 |
| DeathsSFTRET averted | 73 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 9 |
| Pertussis |
| If noSFTRET vaccination | 1,343 | 7 | 377 | 4 | 138 | 93 | 428 | 296 |
| EstimatedSFTRET deaths | 301 | <1 | 3 | <1 | 6 | 8 | 108 | 176 |
| DeathsSFTRET averted | 1,042 | 7 | 374 | 4 | 132 | 85 | 320 | 120 |
| Tetanus |
| If noSFTRET vaccination | 936 | <1 | 110 | <1 | 20 | 23 | 543 | 239 |
| EstimatedSFTRET deaths | 293 | <1 | 27 | <1 | 1 | 4 | 140 | 121 |
| DeathsSFTRET averted | 643 | <1 | 83 | <1 | 19 | 19 | 403 | 118 |
| Poliomyelitis |
| If noSFTRET vaccination | 52 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 |
| EstimatedSFTRET deathsa | <1 | <1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeathsSFTRET averted | 51 | n.a. | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 |
| Measles |
| If noSFTRET vaccination | 2,000 | 6 | 301 | 36 | 6 | 55 | 567 | 1,025 |
| EstimatedSFTRET deathsb | 676 | <1 | 77 | 4 | <1 | 7 | 239 | 348 |
| DeathsSFTRET averted | 1,237 | 5 | 229 | 28 | 6 | 40 | 351 | 578 |
| Hib |
| If noSFTRET vaccination | 468 | <1 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 199 | 216 |
| EstimatedSFTRET deaths | 463 | <1 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 199 | 215 |
| DeathsSFTRET averted | 5 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 4 | <1 | <1 | 1 |
| Hepatitis B |
| If noSFTRET vaccination | 600 | 34 | 370 | 36 | 11 | 17 | 75 | 58 |
| EstimatedSFTRET deaths | 600 | 34 | 370 | 36 | 11 | 17 | 75 | 58 |
| DeathsSFTRET avertedc | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Yellow fever |
| If noSFTRET vaccination | 63 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 8 | n.a. | n.a. | 54 |
| EstimatedSFTRET deaths | 30 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 6 | n.a. | n.a. | 24 |
| DeathsSFTRET averted | 33 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 2 | n.a. | n.a. | 30 |
Source:
n.a. = not available.
Note: Totals may not add due to rounding.
a. Primarily deaths at older ages caused by delayed effect of poliomyelitis in childhood.
b. See text for discussion of uncertainty regarding measles estimates. The values shown here are an updated version of the 2001 estimates.
c. Deaths averted to date from the use of the hepatitis B vaccine in infant immunization programs are minimal, largely because of the long time period (20 to 40 years) to see mortality effects.
