Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Kiribati
Kiribati: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 42 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
19th
of 169 countries
All-time high
79
in 2016
All-time low
21
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Kiribati, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Kiribati stood at 42.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Kiribati peaked at 79 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2012.
That places Kiribati 19th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 21 | — |
| 2013 | 40 | +90.5% |
| 2014 | 42 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 48 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 79 | +64.6% |
| 2017 | 45 | -43.0% |
| 2018 | 48 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 37 | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 41 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 53 | +32.5% |
| 2023 | 36 | -32.1% |
| 2024 | 42 | +16.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 42 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 8.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 42 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 42.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45 | 21 | 79 | 8 |
| 2020s | 42.4 | 36 | 53 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 16 Egypt 64 compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 47 compare
- 17 Central African Republic 47 compare
- 20 Myanmar 37 compare
- 21 South Sudan 35 compare
- 22 Somalia 34 compare
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % 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 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % 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 Kiribati?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Kiribati was 42 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 79 in 2016.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2012.
- How does Kiribati rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Kiribati ranks 19th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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