Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Madagascar
Madagascar: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 1,816 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Madagascar, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Madagascar stood at 1,816.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Madagascar peaked at 2,111 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,628, in 2013.
That places Madagascar 11th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,629 | — |
| 2013 | 1,628 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,817 | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 1,724 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2,097 | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 2,000 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1,986 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,917 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1,810 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1,898 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 2,111 | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 1,853 | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 1,816 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,850 | 1,628 | 2,097 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,898 | 1,810 | 2,111 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Madagascar?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Madagascar was 1,816 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,111 in 2022.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,628 in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Madagascar ranks 11th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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