Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Argentina
Argentina: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Argentina, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 3 for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in 2024.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Argentina peaked at 5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2019.
That places Argentina 49th 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 new leprosy cases among children in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | — |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Argentina?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Argentina was 3 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- How does Argentina rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Argentina ranks 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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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