Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Paraguay
Paraguay: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 346 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Paraguay, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Paraguay is 346, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Paraguay peaked at 509 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 264, in 2020.
That places Paraguay 27th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 507 | — |
| 2013 | 509 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 426 | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 458 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 402 | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 382 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 402 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 445 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 264 | -40.7% |
| 2021 | 309 | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 316 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 321 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 346 | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 441.38 | 382 | 509 | 8 |
| 2020s | 311.2 | 264 | 346 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Paraguay?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Paraguay was 346 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 509 in 2013.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 264 in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Paraguay ranks 27th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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