The data below comes from the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record: 

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
2003 51,597 24,377 4,092 2,696
2004 50 470* 25 079 22 667 4 193 2 470 1 606
2005 49 506* 19 515 17 796 3 259 1 890 1 433
2006 43 642** 23 480 20 437 3 444** 2 268** 1 584
2007 40 126** 20 945 17 545 3 048** 3 239 1 534
2008 38 914  20 374 16 272 2 710 2 310 1 433 
2009 37,610  21,414  16,865 2,669 2,436 1,483
2010 34 894 14 263 15 513 2 461 2 241  

* Updated figures 15/01/2009

**Updated figures 26/11/2008

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.  

Cases of Hansen's Disease in Brazil 1990-2007

Cases of Hansen's Disease in Brazil 1990-2007

Click on link for table of data by State  (Source Sinam/SVS/MS 15th January 2008)
NB: Data for 2006 and 2007 is provisional

2009 Epidemiological Situation Disaggregated by Gender

2009 Epidemiological Situation Disaggregated by Gender

Click on link for 2009 data by gender (Source Sinam/SVS/MS; presentation made by Co-ordinator, National Hansen's Disease Control Programme in June 2010)

National Hansen's Disease Control Programme Report 2009-2010

National Hansen's Disease Control Programme Report 2009-2010

Click on link for Coordenação Geral do Programa Nacional de Controle da Hanseníase – CGPNCH – Relatório de Gestão janeiro de 2009 a dezembro de 2010 (General Co-ordination of the National Hansen’s Disease Control Programme – Management Report January 2009 – December 2010 ) (13.9 MB)  (available in Portuguese only). 


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