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Table 2 Incidence, Case Fatality Rate and Mortality Rate of Implicit-coded Sepsis from 2017 to 2019

From: National incidence and mortality of hospitalized sepsis in China

 

2017

2018

2019

Crude

Total

 Annual sepsis incidence, per 100,000 population

308.70 (305.95–311.45)

332.50 (329.72–335.28)

370.53 (367.61–373.45)

 In-hospital case fatality rate, %

6.83 (6.80–6.86)

6.78 (6.75–6.81)

6.53 (6.51–6.56)

 In-hospital mortality rate, per 100,000 population

21.08 (20.92–21.24)

22.56 (22.4–22.72)

24.21 (24.04–24.38)

Female

 Annual sepsis incidence, per 100,000 population

262.75 (258.89–266.61)

283.79 (279.85–287.73)

320.15 (315.97–324.33)

 In-hospital case fatality rate, %

6.07 (6.02–6.12)

5.95 (5.90–5.99)

5.68 (5.64–5.71)

 In-hospital mortality rate, per 100,000 population

15.96 (15.77–16.15)

16.87 (16.67–17.07)

18.17 (17.96–18.38)

Male

 Annual sepsis incidence, per 100,000 population

353.92 (349.96–357.88)

380.64 (376.65–384.63)

421.29 (417.13–425.45)

 In-hospital case fatality rate, %

7.35 (7.30–7.39)

7.36 (7.32–7.40)

7.12 (7.09–7.16)

 In-hospital mortality rate, per 100,000 population

26.00 (25.76–26.24)

28.02 (27.77–28.27)

30.01 (29.75–30.27)

Standardized†

Total

 Annual sepsis incidence, per 100,000 population

342.06 (328.5–355.62)

359.26 (345.4–373.12)

429.71 (414.11–445.31)

 In-hospital case fatality rate, %

5.06 (5.00–5.13)

4.88 (4.83–4.94)

4.46 (4.42–4.50)

 In-hospital mortality rate, per 100,000 population

17.32 (16.67–17.97)

17.55 (16.90–18.20)

19.16 (18.49–19.83)

Female

 Annual sepsis incidence, per 100,000 population

269.12 (255.55–282.69)

275.72 (262.16–289,28)

343.37 (327.75–358.99)

 In-hospital case fatality rate, %

4.36 (4.26–4.45)

4.24 (4.16–4.32)

3.77 (3.71–3.84)

 In-hospital mortality rate, per 100,000 population

11.72 (11.19–12.25)

11.70 (11.17–12.23)

12.95 (12.41–13.49)

Male

 Annual sepsis incidence, per 100,000 population

418.54 (403.49–433.59)

445.89 (430.5–461.28)

519.06 (502.14–535.98)

 In-hospital case fatality rate, %

5.76 (5.67–5.85)

5.52 (5.45–5.59)

5.14 (5.08–5.20)

 In-hospital mortality rate, per 100,000 population

24.11 (23.32–24.90)

24.61 (23.83–25.39)

26.66 (25.85–27.47)

  1. Data in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals. In-hospital sepsis case fatality rate = the proportion of patients with sepsis who die in hospitals among all hospitalized sepsis patients over one calendar year; In-hospital sepsis mortality rate = the proportion of all in-hospital sepsis-related deaths among the whole population over one calendar year
  2. †: Refers to age standardized for sex