Respiratory by Age Group and Sex

This represents the week a sample was taken in, as the first day (Monday) of that week. This is stored as a numeric value in the format YYYYMMDD.

This represents the week a sample was taken in, as the last day (Sunday) of that week. This is stored as a numeric in the format YYYYMMDD.

Age group categories included in this data are as follows: '<1 years', '1-4 years', '5-14 years', '15-44 years', '45-64 years', '65-74 years', '75+ years'

Categories for sex are coded as: 'Male', 'Female'

Data on case rates are grouped by individual pathogens as well as wider groups of pathogens. Case rates on the following pathogens are represented in this data: influenza, adenovirus, human metapneumovirus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, parainfluenza, respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus and the seasonal coronavirus (Non-SARS-CoV-2). Influenza is broken down by the following types and subtypes: type A(H3), type A(H1N1)pdm09, type A (not subtyped) and type B. Please also note that the combined rates for all influenza cases ('Influenza - Type A or B') and all influenza type A cases ('Influenza - Type A (any subtype)') are presented alongside individual types and subtypes of influenza.

The rate of lab-confirmed cases, recorded in a given week, per 100,000 population, by pathogen, age group and sex. Population is taken from NRS mid-year estimates and calculated for each combination of sex and age group individually. Rates are provided to one decimal place.