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

02004006008002016202020242016: 5312017: 5322018: 5122020: 6042022: 6772023: 7222024: 734

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

Annual values for Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Malawi, 2016 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 525 512 532 3
2020s 684.25 604 734 4

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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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Indicator
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
171 places, 1,685 data points, 2012–2024
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