Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in New Zealand

New Zealand: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 4 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
4
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
99th
of 169 countries
All-time high
5
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2015
Years of data
6
2012–2022

Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in New Zealand, 2012–2022

0123452012201720222012: 12013: 32015: 02018: 32021: 52022: 4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in New Zealand stood at 4.

That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in New Zealand peaked at 5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2015.

New Zealand ranks 99th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in New Zealand, 2012 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2012 1
2013 3 +200.0%
2015 0 -100.0%
2018 3
2021 5 +66.7%
2022 4 -20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.75 0 3 4
2020s 4.5 4 5 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in New Zealand?
Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in New Zealand was 4 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 2021.
What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
How does New Zealand rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
New Zealand ranks 99th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand 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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