Table 3. Proportion of new multibacillary leprosy cases in the elderly in Brazil, its five regions, and 27 unidades federativas (UF), 2001-2018.
| Brazil/regions/UF | Annual change rate (%) | 95CI%a | Trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
North |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
Increasing |
Rondônia |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
Increasing |
Acre |
1.7 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
Increasing |
Amazonas |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
Increasing |
Roraima |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
Increasing |
Pará |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
Increasing |
Amapá |
1.7 |
-0.8 |
4.2 |
Stationary |
Tocantins |
2.4 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
Increasing |
Northeast |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
Increasing |
Maranhão |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
Increasing |
Piauí |
2.5 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
Increasing |
Ceará |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
Increasing |
Rio Grande do Norte |
0.3 |
-0.7 |
1.3 |
Stationary |
Paraíba |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
Increasing |
Pernambuco |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
Increasing |
Alagoas |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
Increasing |
Sergipe |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
Increasing |
Bahia |
1.8 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
Increasing |
Southeast |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
Increasing |
Minas Gerais |
-0.1 |
-0.8 |
0.7 |
Stationary |
Espírito Santo |
1.8 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
Increasing |
Rio de Janeiro |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
Increasing |
São Paulo |
2.2 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
Increasing |
South |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
Increasing |
Paraná |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
Increasing |
Santa Catarina |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
Increasing |
Rio Grande do Sul |
0.4 |
-0.1 |
1.0 |
Stationary |
Midwest |
1.8 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
Increasing |
Mato Grosso do Sul |
3.0 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
Increasing |
Mato Grosso |
3.3 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
Increasing |
Goiás |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
Increasing |
Federal District |
0.8 |
-0.6 |
2.1 |
Stationary |
Brazil |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
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