Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Kenya
Kenya: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
51st
of 169 countries
All-time high
154
in 2019
All-time low
32
in 2014
Years of data
7
2014–2024
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Kenya, 2014–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Kenya is 86, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 168.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Kenya peaked at 154 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2014.
Kenya ranks 51st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32 | — |
| 2017 | 129 | +303.1% |
| 2019 | 154 | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 99 | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 116 | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 96 | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 86 | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 105 | 32 | 154 | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.25 | 86 | 116 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 48 United States 144 compare
- 49 Senegal 120 compare
- 50 East Timor 112 compare
- 52 Benin 85 compare
- 53 Thailand 84 compare
- 54 Solomon Islands 82 compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.9279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2024)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Kenya?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Kenya was 86 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 154 in 2019.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Kenya ranks 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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