Table 1.

Average annual blood examination rates (ABER) before and through the elimination phase

Year	Total population	Number of blood smears examined	Annual blood examination rate
1999	18,754,185	1,582,111	8.4
2000	18,941,730	1,781,372	9.4
2001	19,131,147	1,353,386	7.1
2002	19,007,000	1,391,386	7.3
2003	19,252,000	1,192,259	6.2
2004	19,502,098	1,198,181	6.1
2005	19,668,000	973,861	5.0
2006	19,886,000	1,076,121	5.4
2007	20,159,641	1,044,115	5.2
2008	20,217,000	1,047,104	5.2
2009	20,450,000	909,632	4.4
2010	20,653,000	1,001,107	4.8
2011	20,653,000	994,546	4.8
2012	20,263,723	948,250	4.7
2013	20,466,352	988,659	4.8
2014	20,623,888	1,069,817	5.2
2015	20,868,762	1,142,466	5.0
2016	21,203,000	1,072,396	5.1