Table 2. Proportion of new leprosy cases in the elderly in Brazil, its five regions, and 27 unidades federativas (UF), 2001-2018.
| Place | Annual change rate (%) | 95%CIa | Trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
North |
4.2 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
Increasing |
Rondônia |
3.4 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
Increasing |
Acre |
2.9 |
0.8 |
5.1 |
Increasing |
Amazonas |
3.8 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
Increasing |
Roraima |
4.3 |
2.0 |
6.7 |
Increasing |
Pará |
4.2 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
Increasing |
Amapá |
2.1 |
0.6 |
3.5 |
Increasing |
Tocantins |
3.7 |
2.8 |
4.7 |
Increasing |
Northeast |
2.9 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
Increasing |
Maranhão |
3.1 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
Increasing |
Piauí |
2.9 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
Increasing |
Ceará |
2.6 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
Increasing |
Rio Grande do Norte |
3.1 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
Increasing |
Paraíba |
2.4 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
Increasing |
Pernambuco |
2.8 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
Increasing |
Alagoas |
3.9 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
Increasing |
Sergipe |
4.6 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
Increasing |
Bahia |
3.5 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
Increasing |
Southeast |
2.8 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
Increasing |
Minas Gerais |
2.8 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
Increasing |
Espírito Santo |
2.8 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
Increasing |
Rio de Janeiro |
3.0 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
Increasing |
São Paulo |
2.7 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
Increasing |
South |
2.7 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
Increasing |
Paraná |
2.9 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
Increasing |
Santa Catarina |
1.4 |
-0.5 |
3.3 |
Stationary |
Rio Grande do Sul |
2.8 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
Increasing |
Midwest |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
Increasing |
Mato Grosso do Sul |
2.4 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
Increasing |
Mato Grosso |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
Increasing |
Goiás |
3.7 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
Increasing |
Federal District |
4.5 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
Increasing |
Brazil |
2.9 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
Increasing |
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