Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Comoros
Comoros: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 104 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Comoros, 2013–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Comoros is 104, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Comoros peaked at 270 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2023.
That places Comoros 11th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 139 | — |
| 2014 | 112 | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 131 | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 83 | -36.6% |
| 2018 | 98 | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 270 | +175.5% |
| 2020 | 78 | -71.1% |
| 2021 | 86 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 76 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 75 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 104 | +38.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 104 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 20.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 104 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 17.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 138.83 | 83 | 270 | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.8 | 75 | 104 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 8 Philippines 148 compare
- 9 Nepal 136 compare
- 10 Nigeria 130 compare
- 12 Madagascar 102 compare
- 13 Sri Lanka 94 compare
- 14 Papua New Guinea 84 compare
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % 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 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % 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 Comoros?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Comoros was 104 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 270 in 2019.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Comoros ranks 11th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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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