Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 6 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Equatorial Guinea, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Equatorial Guinea is 6, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 79 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2021.
That places Equatorial Guinea 89th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13 | — |
| 2015 | 22 | +69.2% |
| 2016 | 15 | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 79 | +426.7% |
| 2019 | 18 | -77.2% |
| 2020 | 7 | -61.1% |
| 2021 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 15 | +275.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | -66.7% |
| 2024 | 6 | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.4 | 13 | 79 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.4 | 4 | 15 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Equatorial Guinea?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Equatorial Guinea was 6 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 79 in 2018.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2021.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 89th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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