Costa Rica vs South Africa: Number of new leprosy cases

Costa Rica
20
in 2024
South Africa
18
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
72nd
South Africa rank
75th

Number of new leprosy cases over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
020406080200520142024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 20 against 18 in South Africa, a difference of 2.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 75th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 10.5 52 41.5 South Africa
2010s 14.2 42.2 28 South Africa
2020s 19.5 17.5 2 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new leprosy cases, Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 20 against 18 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of new leprosy cases between Costa Rica and South Africa?
2, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for number of new leprosy cases?
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 75th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Number of new leprosy cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs South Africa: Number of new leprosy cases. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-new-leprosy-cases/costa-rica/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-new-leprosy-cases/costa-rica/south-africa/">Costa Rica vs South Africa: Number of new leprosy cases</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of new leprosy cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
182 places, 2,668 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed