Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children (less than 15 years of age) by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
4,722
India
Lowest
0
Samoa
Median
2
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
1,681
What the numbers show
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children (less than 15 years of age) is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 4,722 in India; the lowest is 0 in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 86.18.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 1,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 100.0%).
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4,722 | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 2 | Indonesia | 1,419 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 3 | Brazil | 921 | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 236 | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 223 | 2024 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 181 | 2024 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 160 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 8 | Philippines | 148 | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 9 | Nepal | 136 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 10 | Nigeria | 130 | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 11 | Comoros | 104 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 12 | Madagascar | 102 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 94 | 2024 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | 84 | 2024 | up 223.1% | rising |
| 15 | Angola | 70 | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 64 | 2024 | up 190.9% | rising |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 47 | 2024 | up 235.7% | rising |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 47 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 19 | Kiribati | 42 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 20 | Myanmar | 37 | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 21 | South Sudan | 35 | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 22 | Somalia | 34 | 2024 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 29 | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Uganda | 28 | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Senegal | 26 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 26 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23 | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Chad | 23 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 28 | Solomon Islands | 20 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 16 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 30 | Niger | 15 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 14 | 2024 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 32 | Guinea | 13 | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Yemen | 13 | 2024 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 34 | Malaysia | 12 | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Pakistan | 12 | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 36 | Burundi | 9 | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 9 | 2024 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Ghana | 8 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 38 | Vanuatu | 8 | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7 | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 41 | China | 6 | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Congo | 6 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Timor-Leste | 6 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 4 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Kenya | 4 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Rwanda | 4 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Togo | 4 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | United States of America | 4 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Argentina | 3 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 49 | Cameroon | 3 | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Paraguay | 3 | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Sudan | 3 | 2024 | down 86.4% | falling |
| 54 | Gabon | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Cambodia | 2 | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Mali | 2 | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Mauritania | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Bhutan | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 59 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 1 | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Fiji | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Liberia | 1 | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Mexico | 1 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Thailand | 1 | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 59 | South Africa | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 69 | Benin | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Chile | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Eritrea | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Spain | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | France | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Gambia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Grenada | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Guatemala | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Guyana | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Haiti | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Jamaica | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Morocco | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Namibia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Naoero | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Panama | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Peru | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Palau | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | El Salvador | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Uruguay | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Viet Nam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Samoa | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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