Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Chad
Chad: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 23 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23
Change on year
down 23.3%
World rank
26th
of 169 countries
All-time high
58
in 2019
All-time low
16
in 2016
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Chad, 2013–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Chad stood at 23.
That represents a change of down 23.3% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Chad peaked at 58 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2016.
Chad ranks 26th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22 | — |
| 2014 | 18 | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 28 | +75.0% |
| 2018 | 37 | +32.1% |
| 2019 | 58 | +56.8% |
| 2020 | 23 | -60.3% |
| 2021 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30 | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 23 | -23.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 23 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 23 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 3.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28 | 16 | 58 | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.8 | 23 | 30 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % 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 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Chad?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Chad was 23 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 58 in 2019.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2016.
- How does Chad rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Chad ranks 26th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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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