Characteristics of bacterial meningitis cases, Finland, 1995–2014
| Characteristics | S. pneumoniae | N. meningitidis | S. agalactiae | L. monocytogenes | H. influenzae | Total |
| Gender, no of cases (% of total) | ||||||
| Male | 347 (57) | 268 (60) | 70 (50) | 71 (70) | 28 (48) | 784 (58) |
| Female | 264 (43) | 182 (40) | 71 (50) | 30 (30) | 30 (52) | 577 (42) |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| Median | 48 | 18 | 0 | 68 | 29 | 36 |
| IQR | 28–62 | 4–35 | 0 | 56–74 | 6–54 | 5–58 |
| Case fatality* | ||||||
| No of deaths (no of cases) | 38 (308) | 14 (163) | 2 (86) | 11 (50) | 0 (26) | 65 (633) |
| Case fatality proportion (%) | 12.3 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 22 | 0 | 10.3 |
*Data are for cases reported during 2004–2014.