Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 6 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Afghanistan, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Afghanistan is 6, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.7% on the previous year and down 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Afghanistan peaked at 48 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 89th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 43 | — |
| 2013 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 38 | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 42 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 48 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 38 | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 11 | -71.1% |
| 2020 | 22 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 19 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 9 | -52.6% |
| 2023 | 17 | +88.9% |
| 2024 | 6 | -64.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.62 | 11 | 48 | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.6 | 6 | 22 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Afghanistan?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Afghanistan was 6 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2016.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Afghanistan ranks 89th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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