Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Malawi
Malawi: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
29th
of 169 countries
All-time high
17
in 2023
All-time low
3
in 2020
Years of data
7
2016–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Malawi, 2016–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Malawi is 16, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Malawi peaked at 17 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 29th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11 | — |
| 2018 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 3 | -76.9% |
| 2021 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2022 | 14 | +180.0% |
| 2023 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 16 | -5.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 16 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 16 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| 2020s | 11 | 3 | 17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 26 Chad 23 compare
- 26 Micronesia (country) 23 compare
- 28 Solomon Islands 20 compare
- 30 Niger 15 compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 14 compare
- 32 Yemen 13 compare
- 32 Guinea 13 compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 Malawi?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Malawi was 16 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2023.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Malawi ranks 29th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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