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Volume 26, Number 5—May 2020
Synopsis

Surveillance of Leprosy in Kiribati, 1935–2017

Stephen T. ChambersComments to Author , Nabura Ioteba, Eretii Timeon, Erei Rimon, Helen Murdoch, Jared Green, Emma Trowbridge, Jane Buckingham, Arturo Cunanan, Jonathan Williman, and Patricia Priest
Author affiliations: Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand (S.T. Chambers); Pacific Leprosy Foundation, Christchurch (S.T. Chambers, N. Ioteba, P. Priest); University of Otago, Christchurch (S.T. Chambers, J. Williman); Canterbury District Health Board, Canterbury, New Zealand (N. Ioteba); Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Bikenibau, Kiribati (E. Timeon, E. Rimon, H. Murdoch); University of Canterbury, Christchurch (J. Buckingham); Culion Sanatorium and General Hospital, Culion, Philippines (A. Cunanan); University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (P. Priest)

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Table 2

Demographic and leprosy data in Kiribati by region and census year*

Location Years Population at census date Population density, persons/km2 No. persons in household No. cases No. cases/10,000 persons/y
South Tarawa 1988–1992 15,937 1,106 7.6† 58 7.3
1993–1997 18,006 1,250 8.0† 86 9.6
1998–2002 24,449 1,697 8.1† 42 3.4
2003–2006‡ 27,802 1,891 7.7† 64 5.6
2009–2012‡ 34,427 2,443 7.3 215 15.6
2013–2018
 39,058
 2,772
 7.0
 403
 20.6
Betio 1988–1992 9,443 5,555 NA 36 7.6
1993–1997 10,344 6,085 NA 56 10.8
1998–2002 12,268 7,216 NA 35 5.7
2003–2006‡ 12,509 7,358 NA 39 7.8
2009–2012‡ 15,755 9,434 8.0 94 14.9
2013–2018
 17,330
 10,377
 7.6
 234
 27
Outer Islands 1988–1992 46,161 65 6.4 153 6.6
1993–1997 49,308 69 5.9 144 5.8
1998–2002 47,777 67 5.7 48 2
2003–2006‡ 52,222 73.5 5.9 57 2.7
2009–2012‡ 52,876 74 5.7 189 8.9
2013–2018
 53,748
 76
 5.4
 199
 7.4
Total for Kiribati 1988–1992 72,335 88.3 7.8 250 6.9
1993–1997 77,658 95.8 7.23 286 7.4
1998–2002 84,494 104.2 7.4 125 3
2003–2007 92,533 114.1 6.6 224 4.8
2008–2012 103,058 127.1 6.4 566 11
2013–2018 110,136 135.8 6.2 836 15.2

*Population data shown are taken from the national Kiribati census, which reports every 5 years starting from 1990. Leprosy case data are taken from the register at the National Leprosy Unit of Kiribati and the average number of cases for a 5-year period using the census year as the central value. NA, not available.
†Includes data for Betio from 1990–2005.
‡For the years 2007 and 2008, the location data were incomplete. Rates have been reported for 4 years with complete data. Data for all of Kiribati for 2007 and 2008 were available.

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