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 16 549 12 936 1 767 1 423
2005 19 695 15 639 1 790 1 722
2006 17 682 14 232 311 1 775 1 388
2007 17 723 14 107 1 824 1 527 91
2008 17 441 14 328 6 203 1 987 1 668 89
2009  17 260  14 227  6 887  2 073  1 812  48
2010 17 012 13 734 6 598 1 906 1 822 147

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 : No.36, 2011, 86, 389-400.