Annual diarrhea, acute respiratory infection of the lower tract (ARI), and malaria consultation rates.

Median annual consultation rates (and inter-quartile ranges, i.e., IQR) are tabulated for each community health center (CSCOM) service area and age category: 0–11 months, 1–4 years, 5–15 years, and >15 years. Consultation rates are calculated, and expressed, as the number of newly diagnosed cases per 1000 individuals in an age category during a year (decimal places omitted). IQR values could not be estimated (NA) for Fassoum, Nara, and Niono CSCOM service areas because of limited record availability (Methods). Generally, median annual consultation rates diminish towards older age categories, demonstrating the need for age category-specific forecasts. Of note, the Niono CSCOM service area, which includes the district center and immediate periphery, is one of the 17 CSCOM service areas within the district of Niono, Mali.