|
NLEP
Indicators as on 31.03.2006
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|
Prevalence Rate
|
:
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0.84 per ten
thousand population
|
|
Cases on Record
|
:
|
95,151
|
|
MB Proportion (As
percentage of new cases)
|
:
|
45.31%
|
|
Female Proportion
(As percentage of new cases)
|
:
|
32.88%
|
|
Child Proportion
(As percentage of new cases)
|
:
|
9.98%
|
|
Visible Deformity
(As percentage of new cases)
|
:
|
1.87%
|
|
Number of states
which have achieved elimination
|
:
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26 (Out of 35)
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Annual New Case
Detection Rate (2005-2006)
|
:
|
1.42 per 10,000
population
|
|
Number of cases
detected during 2005-06
|
:
|
161,457
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