Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Bhutan
Bhutan: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 18 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Bhutan, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Bhutan stood at 18.
The figure is up 100.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Bhutan peaked at 25 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2016.
That places Bhutan 76th 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 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25 | — |
| 2013 | 21 | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 18 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 2018 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 18 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 10 | -41.2% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 18 | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.25 | 9 | 25 | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.6 | 9 | 18 | 5 |
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Bhutan?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Bhutan was 18 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 25 in 2012.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2016.
- How does Bhutan rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Bhutan ranks 76th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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