Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Myanmar
Myanmar: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 1,172 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Myanmar, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Myanmar is 1,172, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Myanmar peaked at 2,721 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 828, in 2021.
Myanmar ranks 14th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2,680 | — |
| 2013 | 2,721 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2,687 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2,403 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 2,526 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 2,216 | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 2,117 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 2,287 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 1,768 | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 828 | -53.2% |
| 2022 | 1,224 | +47.8% |
| 2023 | 1,391 | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 1,172 | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,455 | 2,117 | 2,721 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,277 | 828 | 1,768 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Myanmar?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Myanmar was 1,172 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,721 in 2013.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 828 in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Myanmar ranks 14th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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