Table 1

Age and sex distribution of the community-acquired pneumonia and acute otitis media cases in Ontario and British Columbia, 2005–2018

CharacteristicsOntarioBritish Columbia
Community-acquired pneumonia, n (%)Acute otitis media, n (%)Community-acquired pneumonia, n (%)Acute otitis media, n (%)
Total cases, N3 607 1248 026 971970 4552 022 871
Sex
 Female1 861 832 (52)4 137 901 (52)494 248 (51)1 056 401 (52)
 Male1 745 292 (48)3 889 070 (48)476 207 (49)966 470 (48)
Age group
 0–4 years489 291 (14)2 665 702 (33)78 403 (8)477 421 (24)
 5–17 years360 062 (10)2 147 736 (27)84 186 (9)600 113 (30)
 18–39 years463 681 (13)1 293 555 (16)120 785 (12)362 758 (18)
 40–64 years979 112 (27)1 388 720 (17)266 617 (27)406 565 (20)
 65–74 years469 335 (13)301 309 (4)140 509 (14)97 843 (5)
 75–84 years488 457 (14)171 162 (2)150 232 (15)56 205 (3)
 ≥85 years357 186 (10)58 787 (1)129 723 (13)21 966 (1)