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September 10, 2025BMC Pulmonary MedicineOpen Access

Community-acquired pneumonia mortality trends according to age and gender: 2009 to 2019

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Mortality from community-acquired pneumonia increased sharply with age, exceeding 40% in older patients.
Among 462,910 admissions, 54% were male, with the mean age being 76.8 years.
Relative risk of dying with community-acquired pneumonia decreased from odds ratio 5.5 to 4.3 from 2010 to 2019.
Hospitalization peaked in January, yet summer months saw higher mortality rates.

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Data reveals stable mortality in community-acquired pneumonia until 2016, then a slight decrease, highlighting age and gender disparities.

Gonçalves-Pereira et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Data reveals stable mortality in community-acquired pneumonia until 2016, then a slight decrease, highlighting age and gender disparities.