Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Nepal
Nepal: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 136 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
136
Change on year
down 24.9%
World rank
9th
of 169 countries
All-time high
293
in 2019
All-time low
73
in 2022
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Nepal, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 136 for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in 2024.
The figure is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Nepal peaked at 293 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2022.
That places Nepal 9th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 231 | — |
| 2013 | 131 | -43.3% |
| 2014 | 169 | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 197 | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 220 | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 220 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 202 | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 293 | +45.0% |
| 2020 | 142 | -51.5% |
| 2021 | 126 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 73 | -42.1% |
| 2023 | 181 | +147.9% |
| 2024 | 136 | -24.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 136 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 27.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 136 is above the median for South Asia, which is 115, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 207.88 | 131 | 293 | 8 |
| 2020s | 131.6 | 73 | 181 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 6 Ethiopia 181 compare
- 7 Bangladesh 160 compare
- 8 Philippines 148 compare
- 10 Nigeria 130 compare
- 11 Comoros 104 compare
- 12 Madagascar 102 compare
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 Nepal?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Nepal was 136 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 293 in 2019.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Nepal ranks 9th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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