Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population was 0.926 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.926 for leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.7% on the previous year and down 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone peaked at 5.75 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.926, in 2024.
Sierra Leone ranks 48th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.55 | — |
| 2016 | 2.43 | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 1.98 | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 5.75 | +189.8% |
| 2019 | 2.18 | -62.1% |
| 2020 | 2.01 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 3.56 | +77.3% |
| 2022 | 3.14 | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 1.71 | -45.7% |
| 2024 | 0.926 | -45.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.18 | 1.98 | 5.75 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.27 | 0.926 | 3.56 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone?
- Leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone was 0.926 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 in 2018.
- What is the lowest leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.926 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for leprosy - new leprosy cases with g2d rate per 1 000 000 population?
- Sierra Leone ranks 48th 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 Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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