Average annual number of deaths and cases, age-adjusted and age-specific mortality rates (per 100.000 inhabitants), and case fatality rates related to VL in Brazil, 2000–2011.

aAverage annual number of deaths and cases. Range: Annual variation in the number of deaths and cases - minimum and maximum value in the period.bVL cases data for sex and age available for period 2001–2011.cAverage annual incidence or mortality rates, calculated using the average number of cases or deaths due to VL as a numerator and population size in the middle of period as a denominator.dAge-standardized (Brazilian Census 2010 population) and age-specific mortality rates.