Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Yemen
Yemen: Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment was 190 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
190
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
40th
of 169 countries
All-time high
456
in 2014
All-time low
174
in 2023
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment in Yemen, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 190 for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in 2024.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Yemen peaked at 456 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 174, in 2023.
Yemen ranks 40th of 169 countries on this measure, 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 414 | — |
| 2013 | 425 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 456 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 375 | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 419 | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 363 | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 451 | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 358 | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 268 | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 339 | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 302 | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 174 | -42.4% |
| 2024 | 190 | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 407.62 | 358 | 456 | 8 |
| 2020s | 254.6 | 174 | 339 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 37 Guinea 210 compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 207 compare
- 39 Central African Republic 197 compare
- 41 Congo 187 compare
- 42 Cuba 178 compare
- 43 Burkina Faso 176 compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Yemen?
- Leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment in Yemen was 190 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 456 in 2014.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 174 in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment?
- Yemen ranks 40th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of cases registered for treatment rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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