Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Mexico
Mexico: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Mexico, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Mexico stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Mexico peaked at 8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2013.
That places Mexico 59th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 2014 | 7 | +600.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +700.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | -75.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | -66.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +700.0% | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | +600.0% | 1 | 7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.88 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- 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 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 Mexico?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Mexico was 1 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Mexico ranks 59th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).