Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Malawi
Malawi: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 734 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
734
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
19th
of 169 countries
All-time high
734
in 2024
All-time low
512
in 2018
Years of data
7
2016–2024
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Malawi, 2016–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Malawi is 734, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Malawi peaked at 734 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 512, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 19th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 531 | — |
| 2017 | 532 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 512 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 604 | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 677 | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 722 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 734 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 525 | 512 | 532 | 3 |
| 2020s | 684.25 | 604 | 734 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % 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 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Malawi?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Malawi was 734 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 734 in 2024.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 512 in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Malawi ranks 19th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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