Table 2

Estimates from clinically diagnosed malaria cases (rate per 1000 population) in Dili District and the Rest of the country from 2004-2007.

Month/Year

2004

2005

2006

2007

Dili

Rest of the country

Dili

Rest of the country

Dili

Rest of the country

Dili

Rest of the country

January

28.6

21.7

13.6

10.6

27.5

19.1

30.5

18.4

February

26.2

28.8

22.5

9.9

21.9

24.2

22.8

26

March

19.6

15.6

21.3

13.5

18

31.3

27.8

19

April

24.2

13.1

30

21.3

6.8

25.3

24.5

18.4

May

22.4

15.4

9.3

18.8

2.6

16.7

18.8

12.6

June

21.6

16.6

11

14.9

4.2

15.3

14.5

11.9

July

15.5

16.3

6.4

11.3

4.3

14.9

17.1

14.7

August

10.8

14.8

8.3

10.2

5

12.2

10

11.4

September

14.1

13.7

7.7

10.1

6.3

9.8

18

11.9

October

9.5

13.2

6.3

9.6

6.8

12

17.2

11.1

November

8.2

11.7

5.6

11.5

7.4

12.7

14.5

10.1

December

5.5

13

11.2

13.4

23

12

17.4

9.4

Population was based on 2004 Census; the total country population was 924,624. Population for Dili district was 167, 777, during the crisis an estimated 70,000 people fled out from Dili to Districts in 2006 and 2007.

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