Pneumonia
Data are for the U.S.
Vaccination
- Percent of adults aged 65 and over who had ever received a pneumococcal vaccination: 66.9%
Source: Early release of selected estimates based on data from the 2016 National Health Interview Survey, data table for figure 5.1[PDF – 1.1 MB]
Emergency department visits
- Number of visits to emergency departments with pneumonia as the primary hospital discharge diagnosis: 423,000
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2014 Emergency Department Summary Tables, table 27[PDF – 1.9 MB]
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 50,622
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 15.9
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, tables 10, 11[PDF – 4.4 MB]
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- Page last reviewed: January 20, 2017
- Page last updated: January 20, 2017
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