Table 1. Detection rate (per 100 000 inhabitants) of new leprosy cases in the elderly in Brazil, its five regions, and 27 unidades federativas (UF), 2001–2018.
Brazil/regions/UF |
Rate |
Annual change rate (%) |
95%CIa |
Trend |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 |
2018 |
|||||
North |
150.7 |
76.5 |
-4.5 |
-5.0 |
-4.0 |
Decreasing |
Rondônia |
187.2 |
83.7 |
-6.2 |
-7.8 |
-4.6 |
Decreasing |
Acre |
96.1 |
36.6 |
-8.7 |
-11.8 |
-5.5 |
Decreasing |
Amazonas |
92.4 |
21.5 |
-6.9 |
-8.4 |
-5.3 |
Decreasing |
Roraima |
248.3 |
41.3 |
-9.5 |
-11.4 |
-7.6 |
Decreasing |
Pará |
162.3 |
66.8 |
-5.0 |
-5.5 |
-4.4 |
Decreasing |
Amapá |
56.0 |
42.5 |
-6.4 |
-8.7 |
-4.1 |
Decreasing |
Tocantins |
193.8 |
254.6 |
0.3 |
-1.8 |
2.5 |
Stationary |
Northeast |
69.8 |
47.2 |
-2.6 |
-3.4 |
-1.8 |
Decreasing |
Maranhão |
173.7 |
116.6 |
-2.4 |
-3.3 |
-1.5 |
Decreasing |
Piauí |
142.3 |
80.2 |
-3.6 |
-4.6 |
-2.6 |
Decreasing |
Ceará |
94.1 |
51.2 |
-3.3 |
-3.9 |
-2.8 |
Decreasing |
Rio Grande do Norte |
21.7 |
16.8 |
-1.2 |
-3.5 |
1.2 |
Stationary |
Paraíba |
53.0 |
27.8 |
-4.0 |
-5.5 |
-2.6 |
Decreasing |
Pernambuco |
64.4 |
48.2 |
-2.8 |
-3.7 |
-1.8 |
Decreasing |
Alagoas |
20.8 |
24.4 |
-1.1 |
-3.1 |
0.9 |
Stationary |
Sergipe |
31.4 |
32.3 |
-1.2 |
-3.6 |
1.4 |
Stationary |
Bahia |
33.5 |
31.7 |
-1.3 |
-2.7 |
0.2 |
Stationary |
Southeast |
30.5 |
8.6 |
-8.0 |
-8.6 |
-7.4 |
Decreasing |
Minas Gerais |
34.8 |
10.0 |
-8.2 |
-9.1 |
-7.4 |
Decreasing |
Espírito Santo |
97.3 |
21.5 |
-9.5 |
-11.0 |
-8.1 |
Decreasing |
Rio de Janeiro |
39.2 |
11.3 |
-8.3 |
-9.1 |
-7.5 |
Decreasing |
São Paulo |
19.3 |
5.9 |
-7.2 |
-7.7 |
-6.6 |
Decreasing |
South |
19.5 |
5.8 |
-7.3 |
-8.7 |
-5.8 |
Decreasing |
Paraná |
45.2 |
11.1 |
-8.0 |
-9.3 |
-6.7 |
Decreasing |
Santa Catarina |
8.3 |
3.6 |
-6.3 |
-9.4 |
-3.1 |
Decreasing |
Rio Grande do Sul |
4.4 |
2.4 |
-6.0 |
-7.1 |
-4.8 |
Decreasing |
Midwest |
122.5 |
82.4 |
-3.6 |
-4.4 |
-2.8 |
Decreasing |
Mato Grosso do Sul |
70.3 |
31.2 |
-3.8 |
-8.3 |
0.8 |
Stationary |
Mato Grosso |
257.1 |
272.8 |
-0.7 |
-3.4 |
2.1 |
Stationary |
Goiás |
120.0 |
50.3 |
-6.0 |
-6.9 |
-5.0 |
Decreasing |
Federal District |
28.2 |
9.1 |
-6.2 |
-7.8 |
-4.6 |
Decreasing |
Brazil |
50.3 |
25.6 |
-4.6 |
-5.1 |
-4.0 |
Decreasing |
Source: prepared by the authors based on data from Sinan and Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
95%CI: 95% Confidence Interval; Statistical test: Prais-Winsten generalized linear regression