Postelimination Status of Childhood Leprosy: Report from a Tertiary-Care Hospital in South India

Table 1

Year-wise proportion of child cases from 2005 to 2013.

Year	Total no. of new cases of leprosy	No. of child cases ≤ 14 yrs. of age	Child proportion (%)
April 2005–March 2006	29	3	10.35
April 2006–March 2007	36	5	13.89
April 2007–March 2008	27	4	14.82
April 2008–March 2009	34	6	17.63
April 2009–March 2010	39	3	7.69
April 2010–March 2011	26	4	15.39
April 2011–March 2012	56	7	12.5
April 2012–March 2013	33	4	12.12
Total	280	36	12.86