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TABLE 1-1
Comparison of 20th-Century Baseline and Current Morbidity, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Disease 20th Century 1999 Provisional Percent Decrease

Smallpox 48,164 0 100.0

Diphtheria 175,885 1 100.0

Measles 503,282 86 100.0

Mumps 152,209 352 99.8

Pertussis 147,271 6,031 95.9

Polio (paralytic) 16,316 0 100.0

Rubella 47,745 238 99.5

Congenital Rubella Syndrome 823 8 99.0

Tetanus 1,314 33 97.5

Haemophilus influenzae
Type b and unknown
(< 5 years) 20,000 146 99.2

SOURCES: CDC, 1999a; Cochi et al., 1985.

TABLE 1-1 Comparison of 20th-Century Baseline and Current Morbidity, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

TABLE 1-1
Comparison of 20th-Century Baseline and Current Morbidity, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases