Table 1. Age and sex distribution of VL cases in the past year (725 previously treated cases and 16 new cases) and of the general population, eastern Gedaref State, Sudan, May-June 2011.
| VL cases | General population | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total* | |
| Age group | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| - 0 to 4 years | 67 (16.6) | 63 (18.7) | 130 (17.5) | 8620 (17.4) | 8017 (17.4) | 16667 (17.4) |
| - 5 to 14 years | 250 (61.9) | 191 (56.7) | 441 (59.5) | 14613 (29.5) | 14013 (30.5) | 28644 (30.0) |
| - 15 and above | 82 (20.3) | 78 (23.1) | 160 (21.6) | 26254 (53.0) | 23919 (52.0) | 50220 (52.5) |
| - Missing | 5 (1.2) | 5 (1.5) | 10 (1.3) | 34 (0.1) | 40 (0.1) | 78 (0.1) |
| Total | 404 (54.5) | 337 (45.5) | 741 (100.0) | 49521 (51.8) | 45989 (48.1) | 95609 (100.0) |
*
Missing sex in general population: 99 (30 aged 0 to 4 years old, 18 aged 5 to 14 years old, 47 aged 15 and above, 4 with missing age).