Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Angola
Angola: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 70 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70
Change on year
down 40.2%
World rank
15th
of 169 countries
All-time high
117
in 2023
All-time low
35
in 2017
Years of data
12
2012–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Angola, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Angola stood at 70.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Angola peaked at 117 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2017.
That places Angola 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 55 | — |
| 2013 | 76 | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 94 | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 52 | -44.7% |
| 2017 | 35 | -32.7% |
| 2018 | 68 | +94.3% |
| 2019 | 116 | +70.6% |
| 2020 | 56 | -51.7% |
| 2021 | 93 | +66.1% |
| 2022 | 106 | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 117 | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 70 | -40.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 70 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 14.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Angola's 70 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 11.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.86 | 35 | 116 | 7 |
| 2020s | 88.4 | 56 | 117 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 12 Madagascar 102 compare
- 13 Sri Lanka 94 compare
- 14 Papua New Guinea 84 compare
- 16 Egypt 64 compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 47 compare
- 17 Central African Republic 47 compare
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Angola?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Angola was 70 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 117 in 2023.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2017.
- How does Angola rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Angola ranks 15th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children (less than 15 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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