|
NLEP
Indicators as on 31.12.2005
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Prevalence Rate
|
:
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0.95 per ten
thousand population
|
|
Cases on Record
|
:
|
106,666
|
|
MB Proportion (As
percentage of new cases)
|
:
|
45.18%
|
|
Female Proportion
(As percentage of new cases)
|
:
|
32.87%
|
|
Child Proportion
(As percentage of new cases)
|
:
|
10.20%
|
|
Visible Deformity
(As percentage of new cases)
|
:
|
1.77%
|
|
Number of states
which have achieved elimination
|
:
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26 (Out of 35)
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Annual New Case
Detection Rate (2004-2005)
|
:
|
1.34 per 10,000
population
|
|
Number of cases
detected during 2004-05
|
:
|
260,063
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