Salmonella rates by age

All human isolates reported to the Health Protection Agency Centre for Infection per 100,000 population. England and Wales, 2000-2010

Years	<1</strong /><1	1-4 years	5-9 years	10-14 years	15-44 years	45-64 years	65-74 years	75+ years
2000	104.3	63.8	30.2	20	28.5	25.5	18	16
2001	98.5	72.4	34.3	25.1	31.3	28.7	20.3	16
2002	118.8	66.1	30.6	21.3	27.8	24.2	20.1	15.6
2003	106.1	63.8	34.2	22.9	29	26.3	18.3	15
2004	94.4	62.8	29.3	22.3	28.1	23.5	17.3	11.3
2005	90.5	59.4	29.6	17.9	22.9	21.1	16.4	11.2
2006	99.8	59.6	27.9	19.5	23.9	22	17.4	12.5
2007	92.7	56.5	23.3	18.5	22.1	21.3	18.1	11.6
2008	85.6	48.5	22.5	15.4	18.5	17.8	15.3	10.7
2009	93.9	48	23.8	16.3	16.6	14.5	12.7	8.2
2010*	79.0	42.9	15.9	12.2	15.2	14.9	13.1	8.2

*2010 data are provisional.

Source: HPA Salmonella Dataset (Labbase2). Please note, numbers may be higher than previously reported due to the inclusion of all isolates of Salmonella, rather than only faecal, and lower gastrointestinal tract isolates.

Graph of this data

Human isolates of Salmonella per 100,000 by age group: 2000 - 2010

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Last reviewed: 25 March 2011