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 6 958 3 545 457 242
2005 6 150 3 369 1 910 333 227
2006 4 253 2 095 1 968 225 127 47
2007 4 436 2 300 1 361 148 95  
2008 4 708 2 401 1 685 294 194 41
 2009  4 394  2 216  1 479  282  178  23
2010 3 118 1 578 1 252 250 88 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.