Table 1 Average annual blood examination rates (ABER) before and through the elimination phase
From: Technical and operational underpinnings of malaria elimination from Sri Lanka
Year | Total population | Number of blood smears examined | Annual blood examination rate |
|---|---|---|---|
1999 | 18,754,185 | 1,582,111 | 8.4 |
2000 | 18,941,730 | 1,781,372 | 9.4 |
2001 | 19,131,147 | 1,353,386 | 7.1 |
2002 | 19,007,000 | 1,391,386 | 7.3 |
2003 | 19,252,000 | 1,192,259 | 6.2 |
2004 | 19,502,098 | 1,198,181 | 6.1 |
2005 | 19,668,000 | 973,861 | 5.0 |
2006 | 19,886,000 | 1,076,121 | 5.4 |
2007 | 20,159,641 | 1,044,115 | 5.2 |
2008 | 20,217,000 | 1,047,104 | 5.2 |
2009 | 20,450,000 | 909,632 | 4.4 |
2010 | 20,653,000 | 1,001,107 | 4.8 |
2011 | 20,653,000 | 994,546 | 4.8 |
2012 | 20,263,723 | 948,250 | 4.7 |
2013 | 20,466,352 | 988,659 | 4.8 |
2014 | 20,623,888 | 1,069,817 | 5.2 |
2015 | 20,868,762 | 1,142,466 | 5.0 |
2016 | 21,203,000 | 1,072,396 | 5.1 |