Table 2 Malaria cases and malaria control methods used in Timor Leste 2006-2012

Population

1,015,187

1,047,632

1,080,742

1,114,534

1,149,028

1,092,104

1,118,429

Clinical malaria cases

185.106

168,533

97,621

85,799

70,969

16,418

940

Confirmed Pf cases

24,219

34,174

34,406

34,517

36,528

14,261

2,016

Confirmed Pv cases

13,477

12,544

11,296

12,246

11,492

3,759

2,288

Confirmed mixed cases

200

151

272

567

469

1,720

958

Total cases

223,002

215,402

143,594

133,139

119,458

36,153

6,202

% change from previous year

-

-3.4

-33.4

-7.3

-10.3

-69.7

-82.8

% pf

64.5

73.2

73.2

74.1

76.3

81.0

56.5

Malarial deaths

58

26

10

56

58

16

4

Incidence/1000 population

220

206

133

119

104

33

6

Blood smears taken

96,485

114,283

92,870

85,538

110,494

82,175

64,318

RDTs used

0

0

0

34,152

85,751

127,272

117,599

LLINs distributed*

58,153

97,704

79,226

-

170,985

23,493

25,143

Houses sprayed with IRS

-

-

-

-

12,751

16,888

27,228

population protected with LLINs and IRS

116,306

311,714

470,166

353,860

500,422

388,956

219,621