Overall prevalence of active 13.9 9.4 1.2 1.1 7.1 6.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A trachoma‡ (%) * Jurisdiction provides estimate for children aged 5-9 years only; number of children in communities aged 0-4 and 10-14 years are based on convenience sampling † In communities that were screened for trachoma in 2016 ‡ Methods of calculating the different prevalence figures on page 16 Table 2.3 Number and proportion of at-risk communities according to level of trachoma prevalence* in children aged 5-9 years, Northern Territory 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Communities at-risk 89 87 86 86 86 82 80 78 78 77 † Communities not screened 25 25 33 21 19 4 12 0 8 8 ‡ Number of communities § 60 43 53 64 65 76 68 78 70 69 12 20% 25 58% 19 36% 27 42% 9 14% 5 7% 5 7% 14 18% 11 16% 11 16% ≥20% but <20% 8 13% 6 14% 8 15% 4 6% 9 14% 9 12% 14 21% 14 18% 11 16% 13 19% ≥10% but <10% 4 7% 4 9% 3 6% 9 14% 11 17% 9 12% 9 13% 10 13% 7 10% 8 12% ≥5% >0% but <5% 7 12% 4 9% 9 17% 9 14% 14 22% 13 17% 9 13% 6 8% 10 14% 9 13% 0% 29 48% 4 9% 14 26% 15 23% 22 34% 40 53% 31 46% 34 44% 31 44% 28 41% * Based on current or most recent year As defined annually by each jurisdiction † Or treated as required per Guidelines ‡ § Screened or receiving ongoing annual treatment as per Guidelines
Overall prevalence of active trachoma‡ (%) N/A 13.9 N/A N/A N/A 9.4 N/A N/A N/A 1.2 N/A N/A N/A 1.1 N/A N/A N/A 7.1 N/A N/A N/A 6.1 N/A N/A * Jurisdiction provides estimate for children aged 5-9 years only; number of children in communities aged 0-4 and 10-14 years are based on convenience sampling † In communities that were screened for trachoma in 2016 ‡ Methods of calculating the different prevalence figures on page 16 Table 2.3 Number and proportion of at-risk communities according to level of trachoma prevalence* in children aged 5-9 years, Northern Territory 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Communities at-risk † 89 87 86 86 86 82 80 78 78 77 Communities not screened ‡ 25 25 33 21 19 4 12 0 8 8 Number of communities § 60 43 53 64 65 76 68 78 70 69 ≥20% 12 20% 25 58% 19 36% 27 42% 9 14% 5 7% 5 7% 14 18% 11 16% 11 16% ≥10% but <20% 8 13% 6 14% 8 15% 4 6% 9 14% 9 12% 14 21% 14 18% 11 16% 13 19% ≥5% but <10% 4 7% 4 9% 3 6% 9 14% 11 17% 9 12% 9 13% 10 13% 7 10% 8 12% >0% but <5% 7 12% 4 9% 9 17% 9 14% 14 22% 13 17% 9 13% 6 8% 10 14% 9 13% 0% 29 48% 4 9% 14 26% 15 23% 22 34% 40 53% 31 46% 34 44% 31 44% 28 41% * Based on current or most recent year † As defined annually by each jurisdiction ‡ Or treated as required per Guidelines § Screened or receiving ongoing annual treatment as per Guidelines
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