Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment by country
Countries reporting
140
Highest
106,213
India
Lowest
0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
24
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
1,680
What the numbers show
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment is currently reported for 140 countries. The highest value is 106,213 in India; the lowest is 0 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 24, and the mean is 1,368.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 5,964.3%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 100.0%).
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 106,213 | 2024 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 2 | Brazil | 27,432 | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 17,475 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,538 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 3,473 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 6 | Philippines | 3,355 | 2024 | up 560.4% | flat |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 2,968 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 8 | Nepal | 2,706 | 2024 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 9 | Nigeria | 1,942 | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Angola | 1,853 | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 11 | Madagascar | 1,816 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 12 | Tanzania | 1,354 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 1,311 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 14 | Myanmar | 1,172 | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 15 | Mozambique | 1,140 | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 1,082 | 2024 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 17 | Venezuela | 930 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 18 | Somalia | 849 | 2024 | up 5,964.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Malawi | 734 | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 20 | South Sudan | 609 | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 591 | 2024 | up 173.6% | volatile |
| 22 | China | 574 | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 548 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 24 | Papua New Guinea | 445 | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 25 | Sudan | 388 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 26 | Ghana | 373 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 27 | Paraguay | 346 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 28 | Malaysia | 340 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 29 | Niger | 301 | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 289 | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 284 | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 32 | Mexico | 273 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 33 | Burundi | 272 | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 34 | Pakistan | 265 | 2024 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 35 | Chad | 251 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 36 | Comoros | 218 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 37 | Guinea | 210 | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 207 | 2024 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 197 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 40 | Yemen | 190 | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 41 | Congo | 187 | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 42 | Cuba | 178 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 176 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 175 | 2024 | down 70.2% | falling |
| 45 | Cameroon | 166 | 2024 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 45 | Kiribati | 166 | 2024 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 47 | Mali | 158 | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 48 | United States | 144 | 2023 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 49 | Senegal | 120 | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 50 | East Timor | 112 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 51 | Kenya | 86 | 2024 | up 168.8% | rising |
| 52 | Benin | 85 | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 53 | Thailand | 84 | 2024 | down 85.3% | falling |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | 82 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 55 | Micronesia (country) | 81 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Togo | 80 | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 57 | Liberia | 63 | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 49 | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Vietnam | 49 | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Peru | 43 | 2024 | up 43.3% | flat |
| 61 | South Africa | 41 | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 62 | Namibia | 39 | 2024 | up 254.5% | rising |
| 62 | Qatar | 39 | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 64 | Haiti | 37 | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Ecuador | 33 | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Bolivia | 31 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 30 | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Morocco | 28 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 69 | Rwanda | 27 | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 70 | France | 24 | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Laos | 24 | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 23 | 2024 | up 1,050.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 22 | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 73 | South Korea | 22 | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Marshall Islands | 20 | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Bhutan | 18 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Guyana | 17 | 2024 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 79 | Japan | 13 | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 80 | United Kingdom | 12 | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Vanuatu | 11 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Australia | 10 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Iran | 10 | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 84 | Spain | 8 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Fiji | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 84 | Gambia | 8 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritania | 8 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 88 | Iraq | 7 | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Afghanistan | 6 | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Kuwait | 6 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 6 | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Samoa | 6 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Chile | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Cape Verde | 5 | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Singapore | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Uruguay | 5 | 2024 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 99 | New Zealand | 4 | 2022 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Panama | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Tuvalu | 4 | 2021 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Botswana | 3 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 102 | Canada | 3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Eritrea | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Gabon | 3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Guatemala | 3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | El Salvador | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritius | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Palau | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 109 | Tunisia | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Bahrain | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Germany | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Denmark | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Jamaica | 1 | 2024 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 113 | Libya | 1 | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Lesotho | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Maldives | 1 | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Oman | 1 | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Belgium | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Bahamas | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Belize | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Brunei | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Grenada | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Honduras | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Lebanon | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Netherlands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Norway | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Nauru | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Romania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Syria | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Tonga | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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