Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Brazil
Brazil: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 27,432 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Brazil is 27,432, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Brazil peaked at 31,827 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22,426, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 2nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 29,311 | — |
| 2013 | 28,485 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 25,738 | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 23,995 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 22,710 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 28,067 | +23.6% |
| 2018 | 30,882 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 31,827 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 22,872 | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 22,426 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 22,842 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 25,720 | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 27,432 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27,627 | 22,710 | 31,827 | 8 |
| 2020s | 24,258 | 22,426 | 27,432 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 India 106,213 compare
- 3 Indonesia 17,475 compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3,538 compare
- 5 Bangladesh 3,473 compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Brazil?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Brazil was 27,432 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 31,827 in 2019.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,426 in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Brazil ranks 2nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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