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 1 995 834 169 134
2005 1 924 803 808 202 109 4
2006 1 993 874 885 205 107 11
2007 2 024 916 907 196 118 8
2008 1 979 886 822 204 152 5
 2009  1 875  893  816  186  119  
2010 2 027 959 899 201 147 10
2011 2 178 1 045 910 233 146 17

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 : No. 34, 2012, 87, 317-328.