Table 1

Risk–benefit of rotavirus vaccination by country on rotavirus hospitalisations and deaths and associated intussusception risk for one vaccinated birth cohort to age 5 years

CountryVaccine evaluatedVaccine dose(s)Overall attributable risk*Rotavirus outcomes avertedIntussusception outcomes caused
Mexico34RotarixDose 1 only2.0–3.7Hospitalisations: 11 551
Deaths: 663
Hospitalisations: 41
Deaths: 2
Brazil34RotarixDose 2 only1.5Hospitalisations: 69 572
Deaths: 640
Hospitalisations: 55
Deaths: 3
Australia35RotarixDoses 1 and 24.3Hospitalisations: 6528
Deaths: not reported
Hospitalisations: 14
Deaths: not reported
RotaTeqDoses 1 and 27.0
USA36 39RotarixDoses 1 and 25.3Hospitalisations: 53 444
Deaths: 14
Hospitalisations: 35–166
Deaths: 0.1–0.5
Dose 2 only7.3
RotaTeqDose 1 only0.7–1.5Not reportedNot reported
England40RotarixDose 1 only1.68Hospitalisations: 25 000
Deaths: not reported
Hospitalisations: 21
Deaths: not reported
  • Note: Table adapted from Reference.87

  • *Excess intussusception cases per 100 000 vaccinated infants.