Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 20 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Marshall Islands, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Marshall Islands is 20, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.5% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Marshall Islands peaked at 140 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 75th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 140 | — |
| 2013 | 73 | -47.9% |
| 2014 | 91 | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 55 | -39.6% |
| 2016 | 64 | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 61 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 64 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 37 | -42.2% |
| 2020 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 49 | +36.1% |
| 2022 | 29 | -40.8% |
| 2023 | 32 | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 20 | -37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.12 | 37 | 140 | 8 |
| 2020s | 33.2 | 20 | 49 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Marshall Islands?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Marshall Islands was 20 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 140 in 2012.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Marshall Islands ranks 75th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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