Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Uruguay
Uruguay: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Uruguay, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Uruguay stood at 5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Uruguay peaked at 14 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2016.
That places Uruguay 95th 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 12 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | -58.3% |
| 2014 | 14 | +180.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | -64.3% |
| 2016 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.5 | 4 | 14 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Uruguay?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Uruguay was 5 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2014.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Uruguay ranks 95th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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