Figure 1. U.S. Reported Hansen’s Disease Cases by Year

A line chart showing data for 1976 through 2006.

Year

Frequency

1976

208

1977

200

1978

231

1979

220

1980

346

1981

363

1982

370

1983

456

1984

395

1985

434

1986

342

1987

327

1988

270

1989

229

1990

246

1991

299

1992

215

1993

278

1994

208

1995

165

1996

154

1997

132

1998

103

1999

88

2000

77

2001

110

2002

133

2003

134

2004

131

2005

166

2006

137