[Epidemiologic surveillance of pneumonia among children in the MCH model counties in 1986].

Epidemiologic study of children pneumonia was carried out by the Capital Institute of Pediatrics in collaboration with six medical schools in six MCH Model Counties. Data indicated that pneumonia was not only the No. 1 cause of death in order among infants and children in community but also in hospitals, and the No.1 disease of children for hospitalization. The average morbidity of pneumonia in infants in study areas was 158.46 per 1000. The average mortality of pneumonia was 740.18 per hundred thousand. Both the incidence and the case fatality rate were the highest in infants. The incidence was still high in 1-2-year old group, but the case fatality rate became lower. Both the incidence and the case fatality rate were the lowest in 3-14-year old group. 92.45% of fatal cases of pneumonia were infant.