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Table 1 Indicators of malaria, Afghanistan, 2012–2019

From: Trends in malaria indicators after scale-up of community-based malaria management in Afghanistan

Indicator

Numerator

Denominator

Malaria incidence rate (per 1,000 persons per year)

Number of reported (clinical and confirmed) malaria cases during the reporting year × 1000

Mid-year number of people at risk for malaria infection during the reporting year

Confirmed malaria incidence rate (per 1000 persons per year)

Number of confirmed

malaria cases by microscopy or RDT during the reporting year × 1000

Mid-year number of people at risk for malaria infection during the reporting year

Malaria death rate (per 100,000 persons per year)

Number of in-patient malaria deaths during the reporting year × 100,000

Mid-year number of people at risk for malaria infection during the reporting year

Malaria test positivity rate (per 100 malaria tests per year)

Number of confirmed malaria cases by microscopy or RDT during the reporting year × 100

Total number of tests for malaria (RDT and microscopy) during the reporting year

Malaria confirmation rate (per 100 reported cases per year)

Number of malaria cases confirmed by microscopy or RDT during the reporting year × 100

Total reported malaria cases (clinical and confirmed)

Annual blood examination rate (per 100 population per year)

Number of persons receiving a parasitological test for malaria (microscopy or RDT) × 100

Population at risk (number of people living in areas where malaria transmission occurs)

Malaria reporting completeness (%)

Number of monthly malaria reports that were received from health facilities for the reporting year × 100

Number of all monthly malaria reports expected from health facilities for the reporting year

  1. Data source for all indicators: Afghanistan Health Management Information System (HMIS), Malaria and Leishmaniasis Information System (MLIS); Years when data were available for all indicators: 2012–2019