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Table 26 (Health, Medical Care)
Incidence of EPI Target Diseases (1985-1999)
hea 26e (Rate per 100,000 Population)
Year  Poliomyelitis Diphtheria Whooping Cough Tetanus Tatunus neo-natorum Tuberculosis Measles
  Cases  Rate Cases Rate Cases  Rate Cases Rate Cases Rate Cases  Rate Cases Rate
1985 40 0.30 10 0.10 536 3.40 405 2.60 76 0.48 5,889 37.2 9,398 59.3
1986 34 0.20 3 0.00 161 1.00 453 2.80 49 0.30 6,596 40.9 6,235 38.7
1987 149 0.90 0 0.00 31 0.20 258 1.60 37 0.22 6,411 39.2 3,508 21.4
1988 25 0.20 0 0.00 25 0.20 273 1.60 39 0.23 6,092 36.7 2,650 16.0
1989 16 0.10 0 0.00 61 0.40 295 1.80 19 0.11 6,429 38.2 780 4.6
1990 7 0.10 0 0.00 271 1.90 184 1.30 14 0.08 6,666 39.2 4,004 27.6
1991 4 0.00 1 0.00 25 0.20 188 1.30 10 0.05 6,174 35.7 1,896 12.8
1992 3 0.00 0 0.00 6 0.00 231 1.30 9 0.05 6,802 39.0 701 4.0
1993 7 0.00 1 0.00 18 0.10 196 1.10 13 0.07 6,809 38.6 563 3.2
1994 5 0.00 0 0.00 59 0.30 193 1.10 7 0.03 6,132 34.3 566 3.2
1995 5 0.00 0 0.00 171 1.00 163 1.00 9 0.04 5,710 31.5 272 1.5
1996 5 0.00 0 0.00 34 0.20 132 0.70 16 0.08 5,366 29.3 169 0.9
1997 5 0.00 0 0.00 316 1.80 95 0.50 12 0.06 6,542 35.6 257 1.4
1998 5 0.00 0 0.00 153 0.80 80 0.40 13 0.06 6,925 36.9 263 1.4
1999 5 0.00 0 0.00 156 0.80 119 0.60 15 0.07 7,157 37.6 4,637 24.4
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2008(y)/07(m)/31(d)
Source: Chief Editor:   
Bulletin of Health, Department of Health, Sri Lanka.    Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D)  
key:    The Head, Department of Management Studies
: EPI ; Extended Program of Immunization    University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.