Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Nigeria
Nigeria: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 130 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Nigeria, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 130 for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in 2024.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Nigeria peaked at 332 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 87, in 2020.
Nigeria ranks 10th of 169 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 332 | — |
| 2013 | 299 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 273 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 264 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 174 | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 184 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 125 | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 276 | +120.8% |
| 2020 | 87 | -68.5% |
| 2021 | 212 | +143.7% |
| 2022 | 155 | -26.9% |
| 2023 | 151 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 130 | -13.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 130 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 26.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 130 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 21.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +143.7% | 87 | 212 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 240.88 | 125 | 332 | 8 |
| 2020s | 147 | 87 | 212 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 7 Bangladesh 160 compare
- 8 Philippines 148 compare
- 9 Nepal 136 compare
- 11 Comoros 104 compare
- 12 Madagascar 102 compare
- 13 Sri Lanka 94 compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 Nigeria?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Nigeria was 130 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 332 in 2012.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 87 in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Nigeria ranks 10th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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