Table 88 Visits with antibiotic prescription and age-standardized annual rate per 1000 person-years with antibiotics prescribed by age and diagnosis
during 2013-2015.
Age

Condition

Visit rate (99% confidence
interval)

All ages

All conditions

1150.4 (1149.4-1151.5)

Age-standardized visit rate with
acute respiratory tract infection
(99% confidence interval)
990.6 (989.4-991.7)

Nasopharyngitis

365.5 (364.9-366.1)

315.8 (315.1-316.4)

Bronchitis

321.9 (321.4-322.4)

Two or more acute respiratory tract infections

0–17

18–59

60–74

Annual rate of visits with antibiotics (99%
confidence interval)

Age-standardized rate of visits with antibiotics (99%
confidence interval)

606.1 (605.4-606.9)

532.4 (531.6-533.3)

133.6 (133.2-133.9)

118.6 (118.2-119.0)

273.4 (272.8-274.1)

176.4 (176.0-176.8)

156.3 (155.8-156.7)

253.5 (253.1-254.0)

225.2 (224.6-225.7)

175.4 (175.0-175.8)

156.6 (156.2-157.1)

Pharyngitis

138.2 (137.8-138.5)

115.6 (115.2-116.0)

76.1 (75.9-76.4)

63.4 (63.1-63.7)

Sinusitis

33.7 (33.6-33.9)

28.3 (28.1-28.4)

17.0 (16.9-17.1)

14.0 (13.9-14.1)

Tonsillitis

31.0 (30.9-31.2)

26.4 (26.3-26.6)

23.9 (23.8-24.0)

20.1 (19.9-20.2)

Laryngitis

6.6 (6.5-6.7)

5.9 (5.8-6.0)

3.7 (3.7-3.8)

3.4 (3.3-3.5)

All conditions

2517.3 (2514.4-520.3)

2410.0 (2407.2-2412.9)

1119.6 (1117.0-1121.6)

1093.3 (1091.4-1095.2)

Nasopharyngitis

823.0 (821.3-824.7)

780.2 (778.6-781.8)

238.6 (237.7-239.5)

233.0 (232.1-233.9)

Bronchitis

789.3 (787.7-791.0)

752.3 (750.7-753.9)

364.6 (363.5-365.8)

353.6 (352.5-354.7)

Two or more acute respiratory tract infections

427.0 (425.7-428.2)

417.0 (415.8-418.2)

261.9 (261.0-262.9)

258.7 (257.8-259.7)

Pharyngitis

336.6 (335.5-337.6)

321.8 (320.8-322.9)

170.1 (169.3-170.8)

165.0 (164.3-165.8)

Sinusitis

71.5 (71.0-72.0)

70.5 (70.1-71.0)

35.4 (35.1-35.8)

34.9 (34.5-35.2)

Tonsillitis

58.3 (57.9-58.8)

56.8 (56.4-57.2)

43.3 (42.9-43.7)

42.5 (42.2-42.9)

Laryngitis

11.7 (11.5-11.9)

11.3 (11.1-11.5)

5.6 (5.5-5.7)

5.5 (5.4-5.6)

All conditions

688.7 (687.8-689.6)

683.6 (682.7-684.6)

438.9 (438.1-439.7)

434.1 (433.4-434.9)

Nasopharyngitis

209.1 (208.6-209.7)

208.2 (207.7-208.7)

99.3 (98.9-99.6)

98.4 (98.0-98.7)

Bronchitis

161.2 (160.7-161.6)

160.9 (160.5-161.4)

112.1 (111.8-112.5)

111.7 (111.4-112.1)

Two or more acute respiratory tract infections

198.6 (198.1-199.1)

196.0 (195.5-196.5)

149.9 (149.5-150.4)

147.7 (147.2-148.1)

Pharyngitis

70.9 (70.6-71.2)

70.4 (70.1-70.7)

45.2 (45.0-45.5)

44.7 (44.4-44.9)

Sinusitis

21.6 (21.4-21.7)

21.2 (21.1-21.4)

11.2 (11.0-11.3)

10.9 (10.8-11.1)

Tonsillitis

22.4 (22.3-22.6)

22.0 (21.9e-22.2)

18.0 (17.8-18.1)

17.6 (17.4-17.7)

Laryngitis

4.9 (4.8-4.9)

4.8 (4.7-4.9)

3.2 (3.1-3.2)

3.1 (3.1-3.2)

All conditions

649.3 (646.4-652.3)

682.1 (678.2-686.0)

353.0 (350.8-355.2)

353.4 (350.7-356.1)

Nasopharyngitis

216.6 (214.9-218.4)

232.5 (230.2-234.8)

82.7 (81.6-83.7)

82.6 (81.3-84.0)

Bronchitis

180.0 (178.5-181.6)

191.7 (189.7-193.8)

114.3 (113.1-115.6)

118.0 (116.4-119.6)

Two or more acute respiratory tract infections

152.2 (150.8-153.7)

152.9 (151.1-154.7)

103.9 (102.8-105.1)

101.8 (100.3-103.3)

Pharyngitis

67.4 (66.4-68.3)

72.1 (70.8-73.4)

33.3 (32.6-34.0)

33.3 (32.4-34.1)

Sinusitis

13.7 (13.3-14.1)

13.8 (13.3-14.4)

6.1 (5.8-6.4)

5.9 (5.6-6.3)

Tonsillitis

14.6 (14.1-15.0)

14.5 (13.9-15.0)

10.0 (9.6-10.4)

9.4 (8.9-9.8)

Laryngitis

4.8 (4.6-5.1)

4.6 (4.3-4.9)

2.7 (2.5-2.9)

2.4 (2.2-2.7)

78