Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 22 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
22
Change on year
down 72.2%
World rank
73rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
79
in 2023
All-time low
11
in 2021
Years of data
7
2016–2024
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Guinea-Bissau, 2016–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 22 for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 79 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2021.
That places Guinea-Bissau 73rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18 | — |
| 2017 | 50 | +177.8% |
| 2020 | 24 | -52.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | -54.2% |
| 2022 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 79 | +464.3% |
| 2024 | 22 | -72.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34 | 18 | 50 | 2 |
| 2020s | 30 | 11 | 79 | 5 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Guinea-Bissau?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Guinea-Bissau was 22 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 79 in 2023.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2021.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 73rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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