Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Brazil
Brazil: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 921 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 921 for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Brazil peaked at 2,418 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 761, in 2021.
That places Brazil 3rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2,246 | — |
| 2013 | 2,418 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 2,341 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,113 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 1,696 | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 1,718 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,705 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,545 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 878 | -43.2% |
| 2021 | 761 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 836 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 958 | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 921 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,973 | 1,545 | 2,418 | 8 |
| 2020s | 870.8 | 761 | 958 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 India 4,722 compare
- 2 Indonesia 1,419 compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 236 compare
- 5 Mozambique 223 compare
- 6 Ethiopia 181 compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 Brazil?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Brazil was 921 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2,418 in 2013.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 761 in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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