American Visceral Leishmaniasis: Factors Associated with Lethality in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Table 1

Visceral leishmaniasis-confirmed autochthonous cases, by age group and clinical outcome, state of Sao Paulo, 1999–2005.

Age group (years)	Death		Cured		Total
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	% Cumulative
<1	3	7.0	40	93.0	43	11.4	11.4
1–4	8	6.5	115	93.5	123	32.7	44.1
5–9	1	2.8	35	97.2	36	9.6	53.7
10–19	2	6.7	28	93.3	30	8.0	61.7
20–29	3	8.6	32	91.4	35	9.3	71.0
30–39	4	13.8	25	86.2	29	7.7	78.7
40–49	4	11.4	31	88.6	35	9.3	88.0
50–59	8	50.0	8	50.0	16	4.3	92.3
≥60	20	69.0	9	31.0	29	7.7	100.0
Total	53	14.1	323	85.9	376	100