Research and analysis

Salmonella by age: data 2000 to 2010

Published 19 December 2010

Salmonella rates by age. All human isolates reported to the Health Protection Agency (now PHE) per 100,000 population; England and Wales, 2000 to 2010.

Years under 1 1 to 4 years 5 to 9 years 10 to 14 years 15 to 44 years 45 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75 + years
2000 104.3 63.8 30.2 20 28.5 25.5 18 16
2001 98.5 72.4 34.4 25.1 31.3 28.7 20.3 16
2002 118.8 66.1 30.6 21.3 27.8 24.2 20.1 15.6
2003 106.1 63.8 34.2 22.9 29 26.3 18.3 15
2004 94.4 62.8 23.9 22.3 28.1 23.5 17.3 11.3
2005 90.5 59.4 29.6 17.9 22.9 21.1 16.4 11.2
2006 99.8 59.6 27.9 19.5 23.9 22 17.4 12.5
2007 92.7 56.5 23.3 18.5 22.1 21.3 18.1 11.6
2008 85.6 48.5 22.5 15.4 18.5 17.8 15.3 10.7
2009 93.9 48 23.8 16.3 16.6 14.5 12.7 8.2
2010* 79.0 42.9 15.9 12.2 15.2 14.9 13.1 8.2

2010 dates are provisional.

Source: HPA Salmonella Dataset (Labbase2). Numbers may be higher than previously reported due to the inclusion of all isolates of Salmonella rather than only faecal and lower gastrointestinal tract isolates.

Salmonella by age