Table 1. Epidemiological profiles of leprosy in China, 2011−2018*.
Year | Registered cases | Prevalence rate (1/100,000) | Newly detected cases | ||||||
Total | Case detection rate (1/100,000) | Male | Children under 15 | Mobile cases | Cases with G2D | Grade 2 disability rate (1/1,000,000) | |||
Abbreviation: G2D=grade 2 disablity.
*The data from 2011 to 2015 were published in Chinese Journal of Dermatology in 2017, and in this study, the data were extended to 2011−2018. † Average data. | |||||||||
2011 | 5,479 | 0.407 | 1,144 | 0.085 | 779 | 29 | 114 | 309 | 0.229 |
2012 | 5,071 | 0.375 | 1,206 | 0.089 | 847 | 29 | 103 | 346 | 0.256 |
2013 | 4,465 | 0.328 | 924 | 0.068 | 616 | 14 | 103 | 188 | 0.138 |
2014 | 3,961 | 0.290 | 823 | 0.060 | 560 | 14 | 109 | 165 | 0.121 |
2015 | 3,230 | 0.235 | 678 | 0.049 | 474 | 20 | 89 | 126 | 0.092 |
2016 | 2,925 | 0.212 | 672 | 0.049 | 457 | 19 | 93 | 148 | 0.107 |
2017 | 2,697 | 0.194 | 634 | 0.046 | 417 | 9 | 74 | 127 | 0.091 |
2018 | 2,479 | 0.178 | 521 | 0.037 | 329 | 7 | 71 | 99 | 0.071 |
Total | 3,788† | 0.276† | 6,602 | 0.060† | 4,479 | 141 | 756 | 1,508 | 0.137† |