Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Comoros
Comoros: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 218 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Comoros, 2013–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Comoros stood at 218.
That represents a change of up 29.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Comoros peaked at 377 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 148, in 2021.
That places Comoros 36th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 303 | — |
| 2014 | 239 | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 256 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 263 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 377 | +43.3% |
| 2018 | 195 | -48.3% |
| 2019 | 348 | +78.5% |
| 2020 | 191 | -45.1% |
| 2021 | 148 | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 211 | +42.6% |
| 2023 | 169 | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 218 | +29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 283 | 195 | 377 | 7 |
| 2020s | 187.4 | 148 | 218 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Comoros?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Comoros was 218 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 377 in 2017.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 148 in 2021.
- How does Comoros rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Comoros ranks 36th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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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