Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Cameroon
Cameroon: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 166 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Cameroon stood at 166.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Cameroon peaked at 473 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 139, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 45th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 431 | — |
| 2013 | 419 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 423 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 473 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 451 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 336 | -25.5% |
| 2018 | 255 | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 277 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 283 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 153 | -45.9% |
| 2022 | 166 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 139 | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 166 | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 383.12 | 255 | 473 | 8 |
| 2020s | 181.4 | 139 | 283 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Cameroon?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Cameroon was 166 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 473 in 2015.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 139 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Cameroon ranks 45th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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