Cumulative number of cases and deaths in children younger than 5 y with IPD associated with the 13 serotypes included in current PCVs and 13 serotypes ranked according to their prevalence and associated crude number of deaths, Denmark, 1977�C2007.

There were no statistically significant differences (Chi-square test) between the cumulative number of deaths due to serotypes included in current PCV and the cumulative number of deaths due to serotypes ranked according to prevalence and crude number of deaths, respectively.