Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Argentina
Argentina: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 289 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Argentina, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Argentina is 289, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Argentina peaked at 603 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 284, in 2023.
Argentina ranks 30th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 603 | — |
| 2013 | 538 | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 511 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 586 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 513 | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 440 | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 476 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 370 | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 329 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 357 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 343 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 284 | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 289 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 504.62 | 370 | 603 | 8 |
| 2020s | 320.4 | 284 | 357 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Argentina?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Argentina was 289 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 603 in 2012.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 284 in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Argentina ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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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