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National Health Profile 2018
(iii)
Communicable Diseases
with High Case Fatality Rate (About 2% and above) during 2017, as reported
by the States/UTs.
S No
Diseases
Cases
Deaths
Case Fatality Rate (%)
1
Rabies
97
97
100.00
2
Japanese Encephalitis
2180
252
12%
3
Acute Encephalitis Syndrome
13036
1010
8%
4
Meningococcal Meningitis
3251
205
6%
5
H1N1
38811
2266
6%
6
Encephalitis
12485
626
5%
7
Tetanus neonatal
295
9
3%
8
Diphtheria
5293
148
3%
9
Tetanus Other than Neonatal
4702
79
2%
10
Viral Meningitis
7559
121
2%
12%
8%
6% 6% 5%
3% 3%
2% 2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
Japanese
Encephalitis
Acute Encephalitis
Syndrome
Meningococcal
Meningitis
H1N1
Encephalitis
Tetanus neonatal
Diphtheria
Tetanus Other
than Neonatal
Viral Meningitis
Diseases with high Case Fatality Rate (2% and above)
excluding Rabies - 2017
Diseases with igh Case F lity Rate (2% and above)
excluding R ies - 2017
(iv) The Statistics for Cholera has been compiled on the basis of monthly reports from States/UTs. The
annual Cases and deaths due to Cholera in 1991 were 7,088 and 150, respectively which has now
reduced to 494 and 3 respectively during the year 2017. (Table No. 3.1.6 (B)).
(v)
According to National AIDS Control Organization, 11,81,125 patients from 533 ART centers have ever
started ART in the country till December, 2017. [Table No. 3.1.23]