Incidence of community-acquired pneumonia in Europe
| Country, investigator | Study period | Age | Annual incidence |
| Outpatient treatment | |||
| Spain, Almirall et al69 * | 1993–1995 | 15–39 | 1.2♂; 1.0♀ |
| 40–64 | 1.8♂; 1.4♀ | ||
| >64 | 5.2♂; 1.9♀ | ||
| All ages | 1.6 | ||
| Finland, Jokinen et al3 * | 1981–1982 | 15–29 | 4.2♂; 4.6♀ |
| 30–44 | 5.6♂; 5.9♀ | ||
| 45–59 | 9.8♂; 7.0♀ | ||
| 60–74 | 25.0♂; 9.0♀ | ||
| ≥75 | 65.2♂; 19.6♀ | ||
| ≥60 | 33.0♂; 11.8♀ | ||
| Spain, Gutierrez et al28 † | 1999–2001 | 15–44 | 0.8♂; 0.6♀ |
| 45–64 | 1.4♂; 0.7♀ | ||
| 65–74 | 3.2♂; 1.6♀ | ||
| ≥75 | 8.7♂; 3.0♀ | ||
| All ages | 1.6♂; 0.9♀ | ||
| Spain, Ochoa-Gondar et al70 ‡ | 2002–2005 | 65–74 | 3.0♂; 2.2♀ |
| 75–84 | 5.3♂; 2.8♀ | ||
| ≥85 | 10.0♂; 7.9♀ | ||
| All ages | 4.2♂; 2.9♀ | ||
| Spain, Vila-Corcoles et al8 † | 2002–2005 | >65 | 3.5 |
| Italy, Viegi et al71 * | 1999–2000 | 15–44 | 0.9 |
| 45–64 | 1.6 | ||
| >64 | 3.3 | ||
| All ages | 1.7♂; 1.7♀ | ||
| Germany, Schnoor et al72 * | 2003 | >18 | 8.7 |
| Hospitalisation | |||
| England and Wales, Melegaro et al73 * | 1995–2000 | 15–44 | 0.2 |
| 45–64 | 0.5 | ||
| 65–74 | 1.5 | ||
| ≥75 | 4.0 | ||
| England, Trotter et al5 * | 1997–2005 | <65 | 0.65–0.84 |
| 65–74 | 2.63–3.55 | ||
| 75–84 | 6.8–8.8 | ||
| ≥85 | 16.0–22.4 | ||
| Italy, Rossi et al24 * | 1997–1999 | <65 | 0.8 |
| ≥65 | 4.8 | ||
| Overall | 1.6 | ||
| Portugal, Froes4 * | 1998–2000 | ≥15 | 2.7 |
| ≥65 | 9.8 | ||
| Spain, Carretero Gracia et al74 * | 1995–1996 | Mean 68 (range 42–94);43% >80 | 3.2 |
| Spain, Gutierrez et al28 * | 1999–2001 | All ages | 0.9 |
| Spain, Monge et al75 * | 1995–1996 | All ages | 1.6 |
| ≥65 | 5.2 | ||
| Spain, Ochoa-Gondar et al70 ‡ | 2002–2005 | 65–74 | 11.1♂; 4.3♀ |
| 75–84 | 19.9♂; 8.71♀ | ||
| ≥85 | 29.0♂; 16.4♀ | ||
| All ages | 15.1♂; 7.0♀ | ||
| Spain, Vila-Corcoles et al8 † | 2002–2005 | >65 | 10.5 |
| Sweden, Hedlund et al76 † | 1987–1988 | 18–49 | 17 |
| 50–64 | 69 | ||
| 65–84 | 120 | ||
| ≥85 | 242 | ||