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Neisseria Meningitidis A
- Africa: 2,000
- Americas: N/A
- Eastern Mediterranean: N/A
- Europe: N/A
- South-east Asia: N/A
- Western Pacific: N/A
- Worldwide: 2,000
Japanese Encephalitis
- Africa: N/A
- Americas: N/A
- Eastern Mediterranean: N/A
- Europe: N/A
- South-east Asia: 20,000
- Western Pacific: 10,000
- Worldwide: 29,000
Rubella
- Africa: 45,000
- Americas: 30,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 34,000
- Europe: 14,000
- South-east Asia: 112,000
- Western Pacific: 50,000
- Worldwide: 286,000
Diphtheria
- Africa: 210,000
- Americas: 7,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 30,000
- Europe: 3,000
- South-east Asia: 84,000
- Western Pacific: 23,000
- Worldwide: 357,000
Rotavirus
- Africa: 228,000
- Americas: 31,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 67,000
- Europe: 4,000
- South-east Asia: 62,000
- Western Pacific: 4,000
- Worldwide: 396,000
Hepatitis B
- Africa: 129,000
- Americas: 18,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 27,000
- Europe: 24,000
- South-east Asia: 73,000
- Western Pacific: 203,000
- Worldwide: 464,000
Yellow Fever
- Africa: 549,000
- Americas: 8,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 1,000
- Europe: N/A
- South-east Asia: N/A
- Western Pacific: N/A
- Worldwide: 554,000
Polio
- Africa: 151,000
- Americas: 218,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 119,000
- Europe: 244,000
- South-east Asia: 347,000
- Western Pacific: 491,000
- Worldwide: 1,570,000
Streptococcus Pneumoniae
- Africa: 1,026,0000
- Americas: 69,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 284,000
- Europe: 31,000
- South-east Asia: 137,000
- Western Pacific: 70,000
- Worldwide: 1,628,000
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B
- Africa: 1,534,000
- Americas: 181,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 422,000
- Europe: 36,000
- South-east Asia: 603,000
- Western Pacific: 71,000
- Worldwide: 2,845,000
Tuberculosis
- Africa: 6,568,000
- Americas: 231,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 822,000
- Europe: 108,000
- South-east Asia: 2,416,000
- Western Pacific: 756,000
- Worldwide: 10,874,000
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
- Africa: 4,197,000
- Americas: 367,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 1,861,000
- Europe: 231,000
- South-east Asia: 4,437,000
- Western Pacific: 2,058,000
- Worldwide: 13,173,000
Tetanus
- Africa: 9,544,000
- Americas: 65,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 8,501,000
- Europe: 21,000
- South-east Asia: 9,218,000
- Western Pacific: 586,000
- Worldwide: 27,948,000
Measles
- Africa: 28,660,000
- Americas: 14,894,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 12,887,000
- Europe: 6,562,000
- South-east Asia: 20,517,000
- Western Pacific: 10,192,000
- Worldwide: 93,712,000
Totals
- Africa: 52,843,000
- Americas: 16,119,000
- Eastern Mediterranean: 25,055,000
- Europe: 7,278,000
- South-east Asia: 38,026,000
- Western Pacific: 14,514,000
- Worldwide: 153,838,000
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