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 3 748 2 236 241 361
2005 3 571 2 175 226 346
2006 3 721 2 345 1 328 253 421
2007 3 637 2 441 1 256 211 481 4
2008 3 365 2 277 1 249 201 442 20
2009 3 147 2 189 1 106 165 468 25
2010 2 936 2 046 976 161 400 31

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.