Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Namibia
Namibia: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 39 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39
Change on year
down 41.8%
World rank
62nd
of 169 countries
All-time high
67
in 2023
All-time low
11
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2024
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Namibia, 2017–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Namibia is 39, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 41.8% on the previous year and up 254.5% over ten years.
That places Namibia 62nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | — |
| 2019 | 38 | +245.5% |
| 2020 | 26 | -31.6% |
| 2022 | 31 | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 67 | +116.1% |
| 2024 | 39 | -41.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.5 | 11 | 38 | 2 |
| 2020s | 40.75 | 26 | 67 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1839 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1826 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Namibia?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Namibia was 39 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 67 in 2023.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Namibia ranks 62nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 254.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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