Table 1 Number of Rheumatic Heart Disease patients per region
From: Rheumatic heart disease prevalence in Namibia: a retrospective review of surveillance registers
Population (2016) | RHD cases | RHD deaths | Prevalence/100 000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Namibia | 2,550,226 | 718 | 74 | 28 |
North-Eastern Regions | ||||
Kavango | 237,779 | 32 | 1 | 13 |
Kunene | 97,865 | 31 | 3 | 32 |
Ohangwena | 255,510 | 23 | 1 | 9.0 |
Omusati | 249,885 | 6 | 1 | 2.4 |
Oshana | 189,237 | 235 | 34 | 124 |
Oshikoto | 195,165 | 13 | 1 | 6.7 |
Zambezi | 98,849 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Central-Western Regions | ||||
Khomas | 415,780 | 213 | 21 | 51 |
Otjozondjupa | 154,342 | 32 | 2 | 21 |
Omaheke | 74,629 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
Erongo | 182 402 | 27 | 3 | 15 |
Southern Regions | ||||
!Karas | 85,759 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
Hardap | 87,186 | 19 | 5 | 22 |