Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Ghana
Ghana: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 373 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
373
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
26th
of 169 countries
All-time high
373
in 2024
All-time low
254
in 2017
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Ghana, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 373 for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Ghana peaked at 373 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 254, in 2017.
That places Ghana 26th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 314 | — |
| 2016 | 285 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 254 | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 309 | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 324 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 279 | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 303 | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 332 | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 335 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 373 | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 297.2 | 254 | 324 | 5 |
| 2020s | 324.4 | 279 | 373 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Ghana?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Ghana was 373 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 373 in 2024.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 254 in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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