Malaria incidence in Myanmar 2005–2014: steady but fragile progress towards elimination

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Table 2 Malaria mortality (per 100,000 population) by region/state 2005–2014

Region/state	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	% decline^a
Ayeyarwaddy	1.88	1.78	1.17	0.90	0.81	0.97	0.74	0.64	0.21	0.16	91.5
Bago	3.62	3.35	1.81	2.74	1.92	0.96	0.87	0.61	0.27	0.12	96.6
Chin	12.44	9.31	4.94	6.70	5.11	5.67	7.35	1.88	0.82	2.82	77.3
Kachin	19.17	21.02	12.23	8.64	15.98	7.68	5.06	3.81	2.58	0.34	98.2
Kayah	5.09	8.76	2.99	2.99	5.92	1.86	1.80	0.75	0.00	0.00	100.0
Kayin	5.32	7.09	2.11	3.55	2.16	3.65	2.30	1.44	2.18	0.48	91.0
Magway	2.16	2.28	1.70	1.66	1.02	0.54	0.24	0.15	0.22	0.07	96.6
Mandalay	1.60	1.26	0.99	1.09	1.12	0.95	0.56	0.09	0.14	0.21	87.1
Mon	3.10	2.23	2.31	2.29	1.97	1.86	1.23	0.56	0.41	0.05	98.5
Nay Pyi Taw^b	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.10	0.31	0.00	n/a
Rakhine	4.48	5.28	2.54	2.61	2.29	1.47	1.15	0.61	0.34	0.15	96.6
Sagaing	5.38	4.86	2.65	3.39	3.71	2.42	1.68	1.56	1.06	0.82	84.7
Shan	8.17	7.08	4.03	4.05	3.01	3.45	2.25	1.14	0.88	0.23	97.2
Tanintharyi	3.96	7.57	4.94	4.80	3.28	3.60	1.61	1.17	0.44	0.14	96.4
Yangon	0.60	1.28	0.70	0.52	0.46	0.36	0.08	0.00	0.02	0.02	97.4
National	3.79	3.86	2.27	2.37	2.24	1.73	1.17	0.73	0.50	0.25	93.5

^aBetween 2005 and 2014
^bNay Pyi Taw was formed as an administrative region in 2010; until 2012 data were included in the Mandalay region

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