Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in India
India: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 106,213 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in India, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in India is 106,213, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in India peaked at 106,213 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57,672, in 2020.
India ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 91,743 | — |
| 2013 | 86,147 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 88,833 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 86,028 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 88,166 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 90,709 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 85,302 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 79,898 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 57,672 | -27.8% |
| 2021 | 61,678 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 85,482 | +38.6% |
| 2023 | 85,276 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 106,213 | +24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87,103 | 79,898 | 91,743 | 8 |
| 2020s | 79,264 | 57,672 | 106,213 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in India?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in India was 106,213 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 106,213 in 2024.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,672 in 2020.
- How does India rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- India ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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