Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 181 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
181
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
6th
of 169 countries
All-time high
563
in 2015
All-time low
162
in 2023
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Ethiopia, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Ethiopia stood at 181.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Ethiopia peaked at 563 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 162, in 2023.
That places Ethiopia 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 260 | — |
| 2013 | 466 | +79.2% |
| 2014 | 482 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 563 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 360 | -36.1% |
| 2017 | 351 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 292 | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 507 | +73.6% |
| 2020 | 390 | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 288 | -26.2% |
| 2022 | 364 | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 162 | -55.5% |
| 2024 | 181 | +11.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 181 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13, 13.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 181 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 30.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 410.12 | 260 | 563 | 8 |
| 2020s | 277 | 162 | 390 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 3 Brazil 921 compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 236 compare
- 5 Mozambique 223 compare
- 7 Bangladesh 160 compare
- 8 Philippines 148 compare
- 9 Nepal 136 compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % 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 Ethiopia?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Ethiopia was 181 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 563 in 2015.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 162 in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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