Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Benin
Benin: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 85 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Benin, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Benin stood at 85.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Benin peaked at 235 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 56, in 2022.
That places Benin 52nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 235 | — |
| 2013 | 227 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 158 | -30.4% |
| 2015 | 171 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 175 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 135 | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 113 | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 91 | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 70 | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 56 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 83 | +48.2% |
| 2024 | 85 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 173.43 | 113 | 235 | 7 |
| 2020s | 77 | 56 | 91 | 5 |
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Benin?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Benin was 85 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 235 in 2012.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Benin ranks 52nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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