Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population in Cameroon
Cameroon: Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population was 0.412 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Cameroon is 0.412, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.1% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Cameroon peaked at 1.84 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.349, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 59th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.52 | — |
| 2013 | 1.57 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9892 | -37.0% |
| 2015 | 1.84 | +85.9% |
| 2016 | 1.11 | -39.7% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5155 | -52.3% |
| 2019 | 0.54 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.662 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.93 | +40.5% |
| 2023 | 0.349 | -62.5% |
| 2024 | 0.412 | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.15 | 0.5155 | 1.84 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5906 | 0.349 | 0.93 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Cameroon?
- Leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Cameroon was 0.412 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 in 2015.
- What is the lowest leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.349 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population?
- Cameroon ranks 59th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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