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. 2021 Feb 25;15(2):e0009146. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009146

Table 3. Number of people requiring post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) per country to reduce the new case detection (NCD) by 50% and by 90% in the 22 WHO priority countries, ordered according to the NCD.

50% reduction 90% reduction
Country Population at time 0 (million) NCD at time 0 Duration (years) NCD People requiring PEP (thousands) Duration (years) NCD People requiring PEP (thousands)
Mean Rangea Mean Rangea Mean Rangea Mean Rangea
GROUP 1 India 1,324.2 135,485 4 67,450 35,570–104,700 9,920 5,550–14,900 22 12,850 2,000–28,490 22,270 9,710–37,490
Brazil 207.7 36,093 6 15,960 11,630–21,520 4,410 3,290–5,550 20 3,540 1,970–5,570 7,420 5,250–9,890
Indonesia 261.1 16,826 7 7,760 5,460–10,230 1,830 1,370–2,290 25 1,580 9,10–2,690 3,180 2,210–4,140
GROUP 2 DR Congo 78.7 3,742 5 1,810 990–2,730 410 240–600 19 350 90–670 750 400–1,160
Ethiopia 102.4 3,692 6 1,730 470–3,040 360 100–610 22 360 0–840 640 160–1,160
Nepal 29.0 3,054 4 1,450 380–2,850 220 80–380 19 280 0–890 450 110–900
Bangladesh 163.0 3,000 7 1,400 870–1,970 450 310–600 23 290 100–510 710 445–1,020
Myanmar 528.9 2,609 6 1,220 330–2,150 260 70–430 22 250 0–590 450 110–820
Tanzania 55.6 2,047 6 960 260–1,670 200 60–340 22 200 0–470 360 90–650
Sri Lanka 21.2 1,977 4 940 250–1,840 150 60–250 19 197 0–580 290 70–590
Madagascar 24.9 1,780 6 840 220–1,470 180 50–290 22 170 0–410 310 80–560
Philippines 103.3 1,721 6 810 220–1,420 170 50–280 22 170 0–390 300 80–540
Nigeria 186.0 1,362 6 640 170–1,130 140 40–250 22 130 0–310 240 60–430
Mozambique 28.8 1,289 6 610 160–1,070 130 40–220 22 120 0–290 230 60–410
Ivory Coast 23.7 895 5 430 240–650 100 60–150 19 85 20–160 180 100–280
South Sudan 12.2 691 6 330 90–570 70 20–120 22 65 0–160 120 30–220
Egypt 95.7 651 6 310 80–540 70 20–110 22 60 0–150 120 30–210
Sudan 39.6 624 6 290 80–520 60 20–110 22 60 0–140 110 30–200
Angola 28.8 619 6 290 80–510 60 20–110 22 60 0–140 110 30–200
Comoros 0.8 310 4 150 80–230 30 10–40 22 30 10–70 60 30–90
Kiribati 0.1 218 7 100 60–140 40 20–50 23 20 10–40 60 40–80
Micronesia 1.0 169 4 80 50–130 20 10–30 22 10 0–40 30 20–50

a 95% confidence interval reflecting the stochastic variation of 1,000 runs