Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Madagascar
Madagascar: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 102 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
102
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
12th
of 169 countries
All-time high
151
in 2015
All-time low
75
in 2021
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Madagascar, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 102 for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Madagascar peaked at 151 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 12th of 169 countries on this measure, 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 124 | — |
| 2013 | 134 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 148 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 151 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 136 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 130 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 131 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 96 | -26.7% |
| 2020 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 75 | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 84 | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 113 | +34.5% |
| 2024 | 102 | -9.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 102 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13, 7.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 102 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 17.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 131.25 | 96 | 151 | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.2 | 75 | 113 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % 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 0.071 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Madagascar?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Madagascar was 102 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 151 in 2015.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Madagascar ranks 12th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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