Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Namibia
Namibia: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
69th
of 169 countries
All-time high
2
in 2018
All-time low
0
in 2019
Years of data
6
2018–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Namibia, 2018–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0 for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Namibia ranks 69th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5. (42 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 69 Libya 0
- 69 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0 compare
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- 69 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 69 Monaco 0
- 69 Tunisia 0
- 69 Syrian Arab Republic 0 compare
- 69 San Marino 0
- 69 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0
- 69 Uruguay 0 compare
- 69 Belarus 0
- 69 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 69 Uzbekistan 0
- 69 Jordan 0
- 69 Latvia 0
- 69 Djibouti 0
- 69 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 69 France 0 compare
- 69 Korea 0
- 69 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 69 Viet Nam 0 compare
- 69 Guatemala 0 compare
- 69 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 compare
- 69 Armenia 0
- 69 Slovakia 0
- 69 Maldives 0 compare
- 69 Seychelles 0 compare
- 69 Haiti 0 compare
- 69 Cook Islands 0
- 69 Iceland 0
- 69 Finland 0
- 69 El Salvador 0 compare
- 69 Morocco 0 compare
- 69 Saudi Arabia 0 compare
- 69 Belize 0
- 69 Cyprus 0
- 69 New Zealand 0 compare
- 69 Malta 0
- 69 Andorra 0
- 69 Romania 0
- 69 Panama 0 compare
- 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 compare
- 69 Chile 0 compare
- 69 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 69 Palau 0 compare
- 69 Dominica 0
- 69 Japan 0
- 69 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 69 Naoero 0 compare
- 69 Canada 0
- 69 Bulgaria 0
- 69 Slovenia 0
- 69 Iraq 0
- 69 Lesotho 0
- 69 Lithuania 0
- 69 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 69 Kuwait 0
- 69 Germany 0
- 69 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 69 Barbados 0
- 69 Jamaica 0 compare
- 69 Grenada 0 compare
- 69 Brunei Darussalam 0
- 69 Bahrain 0
- 69 Spain 0 compare
- 69 Tonga 0
- 69 Croatia 0
- 69 Algeria 0 compare
- 69 Eritrea 0 compare
- 69 Lebanon 0
- 69 Benin 0 compare
- 69 Zimbabwe 0
- 69 Ecuador 0 compare
- 69 Gambia 0 compare
- 69 Samoa 0
- 69 Singapore 0
- 69 Austria 0
- 69 Mongolia 0
- 69 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 69 Australia 0
- 69 Kazakhstan 0
- 69 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
- 69 Norway 0
- 69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 69 Oman 0
- 69 Guyana 0 compare
- 69 Sweden 0
- 69 Qatar 0
- 69 Bahamas 0
- 69 Estonia 0
- 69 Netherlands 0 compare
- 69 Denmark 0
- 69 Belgium 0
- 69 Georgia 0
- 69 Botswana 0
- 69 Peru 0 compare
- 69 United Arab Emirates 0
- 69 Luxembourg 0
- 69 Niue 0
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Namibia was 0 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Namibia ranks 69th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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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