Year  Newly detected


cases 		 No. of new


cases MB (a)		 No. of new


female cases  		 No of new cases


among children (b) 		 No of new cases


with G2D (c) 		 Relapses 
2004  8 242 2 885 816  561   
2005  7 882 3 018 3 316 807  650   
2006  6 280 2 393 2 661  493  523   
2007  5 357 2 347 2 077  365  556   
2008  5 249 2 350   2 003  329  616  14  
2009 5 239 2 247 2 128 366 542  6

a MB = Multibacillary leprosy
b Children are cases of 0 - 14 years
c New G2D = WHO grade 2 disabilities among new cases 

source data: WHO Weekly epidemiological records :No. 13, 2005, 80, 113-124 : No. 34, 2005, 80, 289-296 : No. 32, 2006, 81, 309-316 : No. 25, 2007, 82, 225-232 : No. 33,2008, 83, 293-300, No. 33, 2009, 84, 333-340 : No. 35, 2010, 85, 337-348.