Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Colombia
Colombia: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 175 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Colombia, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Colombia stood at 175. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 61.5% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Colombia peaked at 620 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 175, in 2024.
Colombia ranks 44th of 169 countries on this measure, 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 620 | — |
| 2013 | 584 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 587 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 498 | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 394 | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 380 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 529 | +39.2% |
| 2019 | 441 | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 308 | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 285 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 326 | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 454 | +39.3% |
| 2024 | 175 | -61.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 504.12 | 380 | 620 | 8 |
| 2020s | 309.6 | 175 | 454 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Colombia?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Colombia was 175 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 620 in 2012.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 175 in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Colombia ranks 44th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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