Table 2 Incidence of a new diagnosis of Lyme disease in UK primary care and estimated number of cases
Year | UK incidence | UK cases | England incidence | England cases | N.I. incidence | N.I. cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | 1.77 (1.35–2.26) | 1035 (789–1321) | 1.56 (1.14–2.09) | 762 (557–1020) | 0 (0–1.62) | 0 (0–27) |
1999 | 1.73 (1.35–2.19) | 1015 (792–1285) | 1.52 (1.13–2.01) | 745 (554–986) | 0.58 (0.05–2.68) | 10 (1–45) |
2000 | 2.03 (1.65–2.48) | 1195 (972–1460) | 1.85 (1.43–2.36) | 911 (704–1162) | 0 (0–1.22) | 0 (0–21) |
2001 | 1.93 (1.58–2.35) | 1141 (934–1389) | 1.83 (1.43–2.32) | 905 (707–1147) | 0.48 (0.04–2.22) | 8 (1–37) |
2002 | 2.86 (2.43–3.35) | 1698 (1443–1989) | 2.34 (1.89–2.87) | 1162 (939–1426) | 0.89 (0.18–2.86) | 15 (3–49) |
2003 | 2.18 (1.82–2.60) | 1300 (1085–1551) | 2.08 (1.67–2.57) | 1038 (834–1283) | 0 (0–1.08) | 0 (0–18) |
2004 | 2.89 (2.48–3.36) | 1733 (1487–2014) | 2.72 (2.25–3.26) | 1365 (1129–1636) | 0.42 (0.04–1.94) | 7 (1–33) |
2005 | 3.23 (2.80–3.71) | 1951 (1692–2241) | 2.46 (2.02–2.97) | 1245 (1022–1503) | 0.78 (0.15–2.48) | 13 (3–43) |
2006 | 3.53 (3.08–4.02) | 2147 (1873–2445) | 2.96 (2.49–3.51) | 1509 (1269–1789) | 1.11 (0.31–2.97) | 19 (5–52) |
2007 | 3.92 (3.46–4.43) | 2404 (2122–2716) | 3.29 (2.79–3.86) | 1690 (1434–1983) | 1.74 (0.66–3.82) | 31 (12–67) |
2008 | 4.26 (3.78–4.79) | 2634 (2337–2961) | 3.60 (3.08–4.19) | 1865 (1596–2171) | 1.43 (0.48–3.40) | 25 (9–60) |
2009 | 4.50 (4.00–5.03) | 2802 (2490–3132) | 3.68 (3.15–4.27) | 1921 (1644–2229) | 1.05 (0.29–2.81) | 19 (5–50) |
2010 | 4.23 (3.75–4.76) | 2655 (2353–2987) | 3.36 (2.84–3.94) | 1769 (1495–2074) | 0.69 (0.14–2.22) | 12 (3–40) |
2011 | 4.17 (3.69–4.69) | 2639 (2335–2968) | 3.15 (2.66–3.71) | 1673 (1413–1970) | 1.02 (0.28–2.73) | 19 (5–50) |
2012 | 3.75 (3.29–4.24) | 2389 (2096–2701) | 3.18 (2.68–3.74) | 1701 (1434–2001) | 2.02 (0.84–4.16) | 37 (15–76) |
2013 | 4.46 (3.96–5.01) | 2859 (2539–3212) | 3.42 (2.89–4.02) | 1842 (1557–2165) | 1.33 (0.44–3.16) | 24 (8–58) |
2014 | 3.36 (2.91–3.85) | 2170 (1880–2487) | 2.66 (2.17–3.22) | 1445 (1179–1749) | 0.98 (0.27–2.63) | 18 (5–48) |
2015 | 5.47 (4.85–6.14) | 3562 (3158–3998) | 4.06 (3.38–4.84) | 2224 (1852–2652) | 2.30 (1.03–4.52) | 43 (19–84) |
2016 | 4.89 (4.26–5.59) | 3210 (2797–3670) | 3.25 (2.55–4.10) | 1796 (1409–2266) | 0.98 (0.27–2.60) | 18 (5–48) |
Year | Scotland incidence | Scotland cases | Wales incidence | Wales cases | ||
1998 | 5.21 (2.92–8.66) | 265 (148–440) | 1.61 (0.53–3.82) | 47 (15–111) | ||
1999 | 4.68 (2.78–7.42) | 237 (141–376) | 1.07 (0.30–2.85) | 31 (9–83) | ||
2000 | 4.17 (2.83–5.93) | 211 (143–300) | 0.85 (0.23–2.26) | 25 (7–66) | ||
2001 | 3.09 (2.23–4.51) | 156 (113–228) | 1.33 (0.50–2.91) | 39 (15–85) | ||
2002 | 5.70 (4.24–7.51) | 289 (215–381) | 3.01 (1.65–5.10) | 88 (48–149) | ||
2003 | 4.17 (2.96–5.73) | 211 (150–290) | 0.61 (0.17–1.64) | 18 (5–48) | ||
2004 | 5.59 (4.20–7.31) | 284 (214–372) | 0.90 (0.34–1.97) | 27 (10–58) | ||
2005 | 8.62 (6.87–10.68) | 440 (351–546) | 1.40 (0.66–2.64) | 42 (20–78) | ||
2006 | 8.22 (6.54–10.22) | 422 (336–525) | 1.34 (0.63–2.53) | 40 (19–76) | ||
2007 | 9.03 (7.30–11.06) | 467 (377–572) | 1.42 (0.70–2.58) | 43 (21–78) | ||
2008 | 10.13 (8.31–12.23) | 527 (432–636) | 0.91 (0.38–1.87) | 28 (11–57) | ||
2009 | 11.00 (9.11–13.16) | 576 (477–689) | 1.47 (0.76–2.62) | 45 (23–80) | ||
2010 | 10.06 (8.27–12.13) | 529 (435–638) | 2.43 (1.47–3.80) | 74 (45–116) | ||
2011 | 11.37 (9.46–13.55) | 603 (501–718) | 1.13 (0.53–2.13) | 35 (16–65) | ||
2012 | 8.18 (6.59–10.03) | 435 (350–533) | 1.37 (0.71–2.44) | 42 (22–75) | ||
2013 | 11.02 (9.17–13.13) | 587 (489–700) | 2.01 (1.17–3.23) | 62 (36–100) | ||
2014 | 8.29 (6.72–10.13) | 443 (359–542) | 0.65 (0.24–1.41) | 20 (7–44) | ||
2015 | 12.71 (10.73–14.94) | 683 (577–803) | 1.79 (1.03–2.92) | 55 (32–90) | ||
2016 | 10.74 (8.94–12.80) | 580 (483–692) | 2.54 (1.60–3.85) | 79 (50–120) |