Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Mozambique
Mozambique: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 223 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
223
Change on year
down 22.8%
World rank
5th
of 169 countries
All-time high
289
in 2023
All-time low
102
in 2012
Years of data
11
2012–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Mozambique, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Mozambique is 223, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 22.8% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Mozambique peaked at 289 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 102, in 2012.
Mozambique ranks 5th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 102 | — |
| 2015 | 116 | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 118 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 211 | +78.8% |
| 2018 | 261 | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 211 | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 212 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 221 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 221 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 289 | +30.8% |
| 2024 | 223 | -22.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 223 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13, 17.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 223 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 37.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 169.83 | 102 | 261 | 6 |
| 2020s | 233.2 | 212 | 289 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 2 Indonesia 1,419 compare
- 3 Brazil 921 compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 236 compare
- 6 Ethiopia 181 compare
- 7 Bangladesh 160 compare
- 8 Philippines 148 compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 Mozambique?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Mozambique was 223 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 289 in 2023.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 102 in 2012.
- How does Mozambique rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Mozambique ranks 5th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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