Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population in Niger
Niger: Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population was 1.92 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population in Niger, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.92 for leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.3% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Niger peaked at 5.27 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.92, in 2024.
That places Niger 30th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.67 | — |
| 2013 | 4.07 | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 5.27 | +29.6% |
| 2015 | 4.77 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 4.01 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 3.07 | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 2.58 | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 3.72 | +43.9% |
| 2020 | 3.64 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.69 | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 3.55 | +31.8% |
| 2023 | 2.65 | -25.4% |
| 2024 | 1.92 | -27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9 | 2.58 | 5.27 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.89 | 1.92 | 3.64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 27 Angola 2.43 compare
- 28 Cuba 2.1 compare
- 29 Papua New Guinea 1.99 compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 1.91 compare
- 32 Guinea 1.9 compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 1.82 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Niger?
- Leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Niger was 1.92 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 in 2014.
- What is the lowest leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population?
- Niger ranks 30th 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 Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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