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
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
2010 3 848 1 629 1 556 210 462 18

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.