Table 1 Annual percentage of growth in malaria incidence over the years 2001 to 2004 as compared to the years 2004 – 2005, absolute case numbers in 2005 and population projection in districts in Sri Lanka, and their geographic position.
District | Position | Annual percent growth of incidence 2001–2004 | Annual percent growth of incidence 2004–2005 | Difference | Absolute cases 2005 | Projected population mid 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ampara | East coast | -18 | -83 | -65 | 126 | 612696 |
Anuradhapura | Inland | -50 | -30 | 20 | 448 | 780900 |
Badulla | Inland | -65 | -94 | -30 | 3 | 829245 |
Batticaloa | East coast | -59 | -80 | -22 | 84 | 540535 |
Colombo | West coast | -61 | 179 | 240 | 17 | 2382298 |
Galle | South coast | NA* | NA* | NA* | 0 | 1028690 |
Gampaha | West coast | -63 | 50 | 113 | 56 | 2112382 |
Hambantota | South coast | -65 | -84 | -18 | 6 | 536952 |
Jaffna | North coast | -70 | -50 | 19 | 24 | 653466 |
Kalutara | West coast | -52 | -43 | 8 | 4 | 1092711 |
Kandy | Inland | -59 | 29 | 88 | 17 | 1345092 |
Kegalle | Inland | -65 | -46 | 19 | 6 | 798845 |
Kilinochchi | West coast | -89 | -60 | 29 | 16 | 147603 |
Kurunegala | Inland | -61 | -50 | 11 | 258 | 1503423 |
Mannar | West coast | -37 | -93 | -56 | 4 | 100181 |
Matale | Inland | -50 | -77 | -27 | 18 | 462498 |
Matara | South coast | -47 | -55 | -9 | 10 | 799400 |
Moneragala | Inland | -64 | -89 | -25 | 17 | 413301 |
Mullaitivu | East coast | -88 | -43 | 45 | 5 | 122942 |
Nuwara Eliya | Inland | -55 | -100 | -45 | 0 | 728166 |
Polonnaruwa | Inland | -41 | -90 | -49 | 37 | 378379 |
Puttalam | West coast | -69 | 159 | 228 | 102 | 738475 |
Ratnapura | Inland | -74 | -68 | 6 | 22 | 1068896 |
Trincomalee | East coast | -37 | -4 | 33 | 286 | 355573 |
Vavuniya | Inland | -73 | 45 | 118 | 62 | 155650 |