Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Burundi
Burundi: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 9 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
9
Change on year
down 64.0%
World rank
36th
of 169 countries
All-time high
55
in 2022
All-time low
9
in 2024
Years of data
7
2016–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Burundi, 2016–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 9 for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 64.0% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Burundi peaked at 55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2024.
Burundi ranks 36th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20 | — |
| 2017 | 26 | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 48 | +92.0% |
| 2022 | 55 | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 25 | -54.5% |
| 2024 | 9 | -64.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 9 is below the median for low income countries, which is 13, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.67 | 20 | 26 | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.25 | 9 | 55 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Burundi?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Burundi was 9 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 2022.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Burundi ranks 36th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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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