Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Cameroon
Cameroon: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 3 for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Cameroon peaked at 123 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 123 | — |
| 2013 | 74 | -39.8% |
| 2014 | 58 | -21.6% |
| 2015 | 49 | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 54 | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 23 | -57.4% |
| 2018 | 2 | -91.3% |
| 2019 | 16 | +700.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 5 | -61.5% |
| 2024 | 3 | -40.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 60% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +700.0% | 2 | 16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.88 | 2 | 123 | 8 |
| 2020s | 9 | 3 | 13 | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Cameroon?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Cameroon 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 123 in 2012.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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