Table 2.
Comparison of the predicted and actual number of patients for 2019 and the predictions for the following 3 years
| Area | Number of patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||
| Predicted | Actual | ||||
| Sri Lanka | 4111 | 4319 | 4335 | 4387 | 4395 |
| Hambanthota | 564 | 810 | 567 | 565 | 564 |
| Anuradhapura | 477 | 554 | 504 | 509 | 518 |
| Kurunegala | 995 | 976 | 1000 | 999 | 998 |
| Polonnaruwa | 274 | 305 | 276 | 281 | 291 |
| Matara | 735 | 621 | 1090 | 1614 | 2393 |