Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 176 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Burkina Faso, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Burkina Faso is 176, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Burkina Faso peaked at 295 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 176, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 43rd 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 295 | — |
| 2013 | 250 | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 199 | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 186 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 211 | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 201 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 203 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 209 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 200 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 254 | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 222 | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 219 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 176 | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 219.25 | 186 | 295 | 8 |
| 2020s | 214.2 | 176 | 254 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Burkina Faso?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Burkina Faso was 176 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 295 in 2012.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 176 in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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