Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Senegal
Senegal: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 120 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Senegal, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 120 for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Senegal peaked at 853 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2021.
Senegal ranks 49th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 311 | — |
| 2013 | 404 | +29.9% |
| 2014 | 853 | +111.1% |
| 2015 | 320 | -62.5% |
| 2016 | 443 | +38.4% |
| 2017 | 317 | -28.4% |
| 2018 | 220 | -30.6% |
| 2019 | 225 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 21 | -90.7% |
| 2022 | 185 | +781.0% |
| 2023 | 130 | -29.7% |
| 2024 | 120 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 386.62 | 220 | 853 | 8 |
| 2020s | 114 | 21 | 185 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 47 Mali 158 compare
- 48 United States 144 compare
- 50 East Timor 112 compare
- 51 Kenya 86 compare
- 52 Benin 85 compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.8501 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Senegal?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Senegal was 120 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 853 in 2014.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Senegal ranks 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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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