Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 30 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Costa Rica, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 30 for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in 2024.
The figure is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Costa Rica peaked at 74 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 67th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 64 | — |
| 2013 | 74 | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 53 | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 24 | -54.7% |
| 2016 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34 | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 28 | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 6 | -78.6% |
| 2021 | 21 | +250.0% |
| 2022 | 25 | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 38 | +52.0% |
| 2024 | 30 | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.62 | 24 | 74 | 8 |
| 2020s | 24 | 6 | 38 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Costa Rica?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Costa Rica was 30 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 74 in 2013.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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