Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Egypt

Egypt: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 1,082 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,082
Change on year
up 61.5%
World rank
16th
of 169 countries
All-time high
1,082
in 2024
All-time low
318
in 2020
Years of data
12
2012–2024

Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Egypt, 2012–2024

4006008001.0k2012201820242012: 6252014: 5382015: 5982016: 7212017: 7352018: 4072019: 5402020: 3182021: 3612022: 3952023: 6702024: 1.1k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 1,082 for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 61.5% on the previous year and up 101.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Egypt peaked at 1,082 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 318, in 2020.

Egypt ranks 16th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Egypt, 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 625
2014 538 -13.9%
2015 598 +11.2%
2016 721 +20.6%
2017 735 +1.9%
2018 407 -44.6%
2019 540 +32.7%
2020 318 -41.1%
2021 361 +13.5%
2022 395 +9.4%
2023 670 +69.6%
2024 1,082 +61.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 594.86 407 735 7
2020s 565.2 318 1,082 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

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  5. 18 Somalia 849 compare
  6. 19 Malawi 734 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Egypt?
Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Egypt was 1,082 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1,082 in 2024.
What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 318 in 2020.
How does Egypt rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
Egypt ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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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Indicator
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
171 places, 1,685 data points, 2012–2024
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