Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Pakistan
Pakistan: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Pakistan, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 12 for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Pakistan peaked at 49 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 34th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26 | — |
| 2013 | 49 | +88.5% |
| 2014 | 35 | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 31 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 38 | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 32 | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 26 | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 23 | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 14 | -39.1% |
| 2021 | 25 | +78.6% |
| 2022 | 19 | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 16 | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 12 | -25.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +88.5% | 26 | 49 |
| 2021 | +78.6% | 14 | 25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.5 | 23 | 49 | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.2 | 12 | 25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Pakistan was 12 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 49 in 2013.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Pakistan ranks 34th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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