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Table 4 Estimated total and P. falciparum malaria cases in India based on API and AFI found in high, moderate and low endemic strata

From: Surveillance based estimation of burden of malaria in India, 2015–2016

Area

Popn. in 2016 (billion)

API (crude)

API (estimated)

AFI (crude)

AFI (estimated)

Estimated Pf & mixed cases (P. f + P. v)

Estimated total cases

High

0.06

40.38

41.66

35.27

36.57

2412,973

2749,139

Mod.

0.107

6.68

6.53

3.07

3.00

320,324

696,415

Low

1.096

0.43

0.39

0.05

0.05

56,186

429,524

Total (India)

1.269

 

3.05 (CI: 2.99–3.12)

 

2.2 (CI: 2.16–2.24)

2789,483 (CI: 2740,577–2838,389)

3875,078 (CI: 3792,018–3958,137)

  1. API, Annual Parasite Incidence; AFI, Annual Falciparum Incidence; Pf, Plasmodium falciparum; UI, uncertainty interval