Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Thailand
Thailand: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 84 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Thailand, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Thailand stood at 84. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 58.6% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Thailand peaked at 570 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84, in 2024.
That places Thailand 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 555 | — |
| 2013 | 560 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 570 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 467 | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 422 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 345 | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 334 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 269 | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 222 | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 183 | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 222 | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 203 | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 84 | -58.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 440.25 | 269 | 570 | 8 |
| 2020s | 182.8 | 84 | 222 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 50 Timor-Leste 112 compare
- 51 Kenya 86 compare
- 52 Benin 85 compare
- 54 Solomon Islands 82 compare
- 55 Micronesia, Federated States of 81 compare
- 56 Togo 80 compare
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.56 % 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 0.0257 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.35 % 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 0.0233 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Thailand?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Thailand was 84 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 570 in 2014.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 84 in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Thailand ranks 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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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