Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Nigeria
Nigeria: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 1,942 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Nigeria, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1,942 for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in 2024.
The figure is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Nigeria peaked at 11,230 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2020.
Nigeria ranks 9th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3,915 | — |
| 2013 | 3,626 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 3,147 | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 3,234 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 2,870 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 11,230 | +291.3% |
| 2018 | 2,656 | -76.3% |
| 2019 | 3,365 | +26.7% |
| 2020 | 31 | -99.1% |
| 2021 | 1,037 | +3245.2% |
| 2022 | 2,489 | +140.0% |
| 2023 | 2,527 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,942 | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,255 | 2,656 | 11,230 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,605 | 31 | 2,527 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 6 Philippines 3,355 compare
- 7 Ethiopia 2,968 compare
- 8 Nepal 2,706 compare
- 10 Angola 1,853 compare
- 11 Madagascar 1,816 compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,354 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Nigeria?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Nigeria was 1,942 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 11,230 in 2017.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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