Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Burkina Faso, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Burkina Faso stood at 14. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 55.6% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Burkina Faso peaked at 14 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2020.
Burkina Faso ranks 31st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | — |
| 2013 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2017 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 2020 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 14 | +600.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | -57.1% |
| 2023 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 14 | +55.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +600.0% | 2 | 14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.88 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020s | 9 | 2 | 14 | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Burkina Faso?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Burkina Faso was 14 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2021.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Burkina Faso ranks 31st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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