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 858 560 322 47 145 15
2005 746 452 269 47 121 2
2006 666 411 245 42 117 9
2007 552 377 178 25 102 9
2008 530 378 202 18 82 15
2009 413 295 114 12 80 9
2010 359 259 98 14 67 5

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.  

Adjustments to the data have been received, via the ILEP Member Representative, from the Technical Guidance Department of the National Institute of Dermatology & Venereology and confirmed by the National Programme in Vietnam.