Table 1.
Malaria-attributable morbidity in the West Garo hill district of Meghalaya, India*
| Year | Population | No. and (%) of blood-smears | % of positive blood-smears with P. falciparum |
Annual parasite incidence (no. of cases per 1000 population) |
Annual blood examination rate (% of population checked) | Death cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examined | Positive for malaria parasite (parasite rate) |
Positive for P. falciparum | ||||||
| 2001 | 537346 | 103371 | 8053 (7.7) | 7971 | 98.9 | 14.9 | 19.2 | 15 |
| 2002 | 550691 | 110371 | 7108 (6.4) | 7075 | 99.5 | 12.9 | 20.0 | 21 |
| 2003 | 563120 | 87753 | 8910 (10.1) | 8862 | 99.5 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 25 |
| 2004 | 570492 | 106095 | 9646 (9.0) | 9568 | 99.1 | 16.9 | 18.5 | 26 |
| 2005 | 574478 | 92743 | 8583 (9.2) | 8533 | 99.4 | 14.9 | 16.1 | 20 |
| 2006 | 578683 | 131449 | 15203 (11.5) | 15091 | 99.2 | 26.2 | 22.7 | 36 |
| 2007 | 606062 | 151639 | 21057 (13.8) | 20914 | 99.3 | 34.7 | 25.0 | 98 |
| 2008 | 630068 | 160675 | 23757 (14.7) | 23658 | 99.5 | 37.7 | 25.5 | 31 |
| 2009 | 642139 | 232318 | 43879 (18.8) | 43694 | 99.5 | 68.3 | 36.1 | 67 |
*Source, State Health Directorate of Meghalaya