Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 591 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Sierra Leone, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Sierra Leone is 591, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% on the previous year and up 173.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Sierra Leone peaked at 723 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2020.
That places Sierra Leone 21st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 216 | — |
| 2016 | 113 | -47.7% |
| 2017 | 114 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 558 | +389.5% |
| 2020 | 9 | -98.4% |
| 2021 | 652 | +7144.4% |
| 2022 | 182 | -72.1% |
| 2023 | 723 | +297.3% |
| 2024 | 591 | -18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 250.25 | 113 | 558 | 4 |
| 2020s | 431.4 | 9 | 723 | 5 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Sierra Leone?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Sierra Leone was 591 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 723 in 2023.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Sierra Leone ranks 21st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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