Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Benin
Benin: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
69th
of 169 countries
All-time high
22
in 2014
All-time low
0
in 2024
Years of data
12
2012–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Benin, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0 for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Benin peaked at 22 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2024.
Benin ranks 69th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18 | — |
| 2013 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 22 | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 14 | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | -78.6% |
| 2019 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.57 | 3 | 22 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 69 Libya 0
- 69 Namibia 0 compare
- 69 Iran 0 compare
- 69 Honduras 0 compare
- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 69 Monaco 0
- 69 Tunisia 0
- 69 Syria 0 compare
- 69 San Marino 0
- 69 North Korea 0
- 69 Uruguay 0 compare
- 69 Belarus 0
- 69 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 69 Uzbekistan 0
- 69 Jordan 0
- 69 Latvia 0
- 69 Djibouti 0
- 69 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 69 France 0 compare
- 69 South Korea 0
- 69 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 69 Vietnam 0 compare
- 69 Guatemala 0 compare
- 69 Laos 0 compare
- 69 Armenia 0
- 69 Slovakia 0
- 69 Maldives 0 compare
- 69 Seychelles 0 compare
- 69 Haiti 0 compare
- 69 Cook Islands 0
- 69 Iceland 0
- 69 Finland 0
- 69 El Salvador 0 compare
- 69 Morocco 0 compare
- 69 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 69 Belize 0
- 69 Cyprus 0
- 69 New Zealand 0 compare
- 69 Malta 0
- 69 Andorra 0
- 69 Romania 0
- 69 Panama 0 compare
- 69 Bolivia 0 compare
- 69 Chile 0 compare
- 69 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 69 Palau 0 compare
- 69 Dominica 0
- 69 Japan 0
- 69 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 69 Nauru 0 compare
- 69 Canada 0
- 69 Bulgaria 0
- 69 Slovenia 0
- 69 Iraq 0
- 69 Lesotho 0
- 69 Lithuania 0
- 69 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 69 Kuwait 0
- 69 Germany 0
- 69 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 69 Barbados 0
- 69 Jamaica 0 compare
- 69 Grenada 0 compare
- 69 Brunei 0
- 69 Bahrain 0
- 69 Spain 0 compare
- 69 Tonga 0
- 69 Croatia 0
- 69 Algeria 0 compare
- 69 Eritrea 0 compare
- 69 Lebanon 0
- 69 Zimbabwe 0
- 69 Ecuador 0 compare
- 69 Gambia 0 compare
- 69 Samoa 0 compare
- 69 Singapore 0
- 69 Austria 0
- 69 Mongolia 0
- 69 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 69 Australia 0
- 69 Kazakhstan 0
- 69 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
- 69 Norway 0
- 69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 69 Oman 0
- 69 Guyana 0 compare
- 69 Sweden 0
- 69 Qatar 0
- 69 Bahamas 0
- 69 Estonia 0
- 69 Netherlands 0 compare
- 69 Denmark 0
- 69 Belgium 0
- 69 Georgia 0
- 69 Botswana 0
- 69 Peru 0 compare
- 69 United Arab Emirates 0
- 69 Luxembourg 0
- 69 Niue 0
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % 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 Benin?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Benin was 0 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2014.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Benin ranks 69th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).