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132 THIRD WHO REPORT ON NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
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Table 4.10.2 Countries with highest and lowest proportions of newly detected cases of leprosy in countries reporting more than
100 new cases, by type of case and WHO region, 2013
WHO region a
% cases of multibacillary
leprosy among new
cases b
% of females among
new leprosy cases b
% of children among
new leprosy cases b
% of new leprosy cases
with grade-2 disabilities b
African Nigeria, 93.6%
South Sudan, 56.4%
Comoros, 29.0%
Burkina Faso, 33.2%
Comoros, 50.4%
Madagascar, 24.2%
Niger, 0.9%
Comoros, 2.1%
Americas Cuba, 81.9%
United States of America,
62.8%
Cuba, 47.8%
Argentina, 28.5%
Dominican Republic, 9.4%
Argentina and Mexico,
0.6%
Columbia and Paraguay,
12.3%
Mexico, 5.2%
Eastern Mediterranean Pakistan, 80.7%
Sudan, 30.3%
Yemen, 12.3%
Sudan, 16.2%
Yemen, 56.4%
Pakistan, 0.5%
Sudan, 2.1%
Yemen, 7.3%
South-East Asia Indonesia, 83.4%
Sri Lanka, 40.8%
Indonesia, 11.9%
Myanmar, 14.3%
Bangladesh, 43.9%
Timor-Leste, 16.7%
Nepal, 4.1%
Nepal, 2.7%
Western Pacifi c Philippines, 92.7%
Kiribati, 52.6%
Micronesia, 39.5%
China, 20.3%
Kiribati, 24.1%
Malaysia, 28.4%
China, 1.5%
Micronesia, 0.5%
a
The European Region did not submit reports; b By countries with highest and lowest proportions, and for each region.
The proportion of females among new cases in countries reporting 100 or more cases ranged
in the African Region from 56.4% (South Sudan) to 24.2% (Madagascar); in the Region of
the Americas from 47.8% (Cuba) to 28.5% (Argentina); in the South-East Asia Region from
40.8% (Sri Lanka) to 16.7% (Timor-Leste); in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from 30.3%
(Sudan) to 0.5% (Pakistan); and in the Western Pacific Region from 52.6% (Kiribati) to 28.4%
(Malaysia).
The proportion of children among new cases in countries reporting 100 or more cases ranged
in the African Region from 29.0% (Comoros) to 0.9% (Niger); in the Region of the Americas
from 9.4% (Dominican Republic) to 0.6% (Argentina and Mexico); in the South-East Asia
Region from 11.9% (Indonesia) to 4.1% (Nepal); in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from
12.3% (Yemen) to 2.1% (Sudan); and in the Western Pacific Region from 39.5% (Federated
States of Micronesia) to 1.5% (China).
The proportion of new cases with grade-2 (visible) disabilities ranged in the African Region
from 33.2% (Burkina Faso) to 2.1% (Comoros); in the Region of the Americas from 12.3%
(Colombia and Paraguay) to 5.2% (Mexico); in the South-East Asia Region from 14.3%
(Myanmar) to 2.7% (Nepal); in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from 16.2% (Sudan) to 7.3%
(Yemen); and in the Western Pacific Region from 20.3% (China) to 0.55% (Federated States of
Micronesia).