Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 84 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84
Change on year
up 47.4%
World rank
14th
of 169 countries
All-time high
193
in 2017
All-time low
26
in 2014
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 84 for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.4% on the previous year and up 223.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Papua New Guinea peaked at 193 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2014.
That places Papua New Guinea 14th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 57 | — |
| 2013 | 81 | +42.1% |
| 2014 | 26 | -67.9% |
| 2015 | 118 | +353.8% |
| 2016 | 89 | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 193 | +116.9% |
| 2018 | 137 | -29.0% |
| 2019 | 180 | +31.4% |
| 2020 | 107 | -40.6% |
| 2021 | 99 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 113 | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 57 | -49.6% |
| 2024 | 84 | +47.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 84 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 16.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 84 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 84.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 110.12 | 26 | 193 | 8 |
| 2020s | 92 | 57 | 113 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 11 Comoros 104 compare
- 12 Madagascar 102 compare
- 13 Sri Lanka 94 compare
- 15 Angola 70 compare
- 16 Egypt 64 compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 47 compare
- 17 Central African Republic 47 compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Papua New Guinea was 84 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 193 in 2017.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2014.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 14th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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