Legionnaires' disease in Residents of England and Wales - Cases and Deaths by Sex, 1980 - 2009

Year	Total Cases	Male Cases	Female Cases	Sex Unknown	Deaths	Travel Associated (Abroad & UK)
1980	183	131	52	0	25	83
1981	139	98	40	1	15	69
1982	138	96	42	0	20	67
1983	159	115	44	0	22	56
1984	151	115	36	0	16	84
1985	207	133	74	0	38	58
1986	190	137	52	1	24	95
1987	210	150	59	1	38	124
1988	280	214	66	0	19	88
1989	244	181	63	0	33	101
1990	185	146	39	0	23	101
1991	111	80	31	0	18	61
1992	149	116	33	0	25	67
1993	129	85	44	0	23	68
1994	161	121	40	0	28	89
1995	164	120	44	0	21	94
1996	204	159	45	0	26	101
1997	226	165	61	0	28	114
1998	227	162	65	0	25	115
1999	200	150	50	0	28	91
2000	180	143	37	0	25	101
2001	182	142	40	0	26	100
2002	387	256	131	0	33	154
2003	314	238	76	0	35	174
2004	318	239	79	0	38	173
2005	355	271	83	0	30	179
2006	551	433	118	0	53	213
2007	442	328	114	0	53	199
2008	359	285	79	0	34	152
2009	345	280	65	0	43	163

NB: All figures exclude cases of non-pneumonic legionellosis (i.e. Pontiac fever)

Source: National Surveillance Scheme for Legionnaire's disease

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Last reviewed: 30 December 2011