Food related illness and death in the USA compared with indigenous foodborne disease in England and Wales (2000)
| USA | England and Wales | Ratio (USA:E&W) | Ratio adjusted for population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data for USA do not include the contribution of the following pathogens: Cl botulinum; Brucella spp; Toxoplasma gondii; Trichinella spiralis; hepatitis A. | ||||
| Illness | ||||
| All aetiologies | 76 000 000 | 1 338 772 | 56.77:1 | 11.22:1 |
| Known pathogens | 13 697 367 | 696 729 | 19.66:1 | 3.89:1 |
| Known bacterial pathogens | 4 174 730 | 607 950 | 6.87:1 | 1.36:1 |
| Hospitalisations | ||||
| All aetiologies | 320 299 | 20 759 | 15.42:1 | 3.05:1 |
| Known pathogens | 58 153 | 20 271 | 2.86:1 | 0.57:1 |
| Known bacterial pathogens | 36 359 | 20 129 | 1.81:1 | 0.36:1 |
| Deaths | ||||
| All aetiologies | 4820 | 480 | 10.04:1 | 1.98:1 |
| Known pathogens | 1420 | 415 | 3.42:1 | 0.68:1 |
| Known bacterial pathogens | 1287 | 395 | 3.26:1 | 0.64:1 |