Bulla A, Hitze K L
Bull World Health Organ. 1978;56(3):481-98.
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) constitute one of the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in many countries. Data from 88 countries in five continents, with a total population of nearly 1200 million, showed that deaths due to ARI in 1972 amounted to 666 000. Pneumonia, both viral and bacterial, accounted for 75.5% of the total deaths from ARI. Mortality from ARI represents 6.3% of deaths from all causes. Considerable differences in mortality rates exist both between and within continents. Mortality from ARI is highest in infants and old people. The data suggest that in some areas of the world mortality due to ARI is extremely high.
急性呼吸道感染(ARI)是许多国家发病和死亡的主要原因之一。来自五大洲88个国家、总人口近12亿的数据显示,1972年因ARI死亡的人数达66.6万。病毒性和细菌性肺炎占ARI总死亡人数的75.5%。ARI导致的死亡率占所有原因导致死亡人数的6.3%。各大洲之间以及洲内死亡率存在显著差异。ARI死亡率在婴儿和老年人中最高。数据表明,世界上某些地区因ARI导致的死亡率极高。