Key leprosy-related indicators in the areas where the LPEP programme is implemented (baseline as of 2013)
| Country | India | Indonesia | Myanmar | Nepal | Sri Lanka | Tanzania | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subnational area | Dadra & Nagar Haveli union territory | Sumenep district | Maluku Tenggara Barat (Lingat village) | Nyaung-U district | Myingyan district | Tharyar waddy district | Jhapa district | Morang district | Parsa district | Kalutara district | Puttalam district | Kilombero district | Liwale district | Nanyumbu district |
| Population (in thousands) | 374 | 1059 | 1.9 | 738 | 976 | 1110 | 813 | 965 | 601 | 1200 | 800 | 401 | 95 | 159 |
| NCDR (per 10 000) | 9.8 | 4.5 | NA* | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 6.7 |
| New cases of MB leprosy (%) | 23.1 | 75.8 | NA* | 68.9 | 75.3 | 67.5 | 57.2 | 47.8 | NA | 36.4 | 60.9 | 76.1 | 78.2 | 58.5 |
| New cases with G2D (%) | 0.0 | 9.5 | NA* | 6.8 | 19.5 | 14.9 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 13.0 | NA | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| New cases (%): | ||||||||||||||
| Females | 59.2 | 48.0 | NA* | 47.3 | 37.7 | 34.2 | 38.0 | 38.6 | NA | 44.2 | 41.3 | NA | 49.1 | 51.9 |
| Children | 26.1 | 10.9 | NA* | 2.7 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
*No data available due to absence of leprosy services in this isolated village, but a visiting health worker from district level reported 30 suspected patients with leprosy.
G2D, grade 2 disability; MB, multibacillary; NA, not available; NCDR, new case detection rate.