Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Samoa
Samoa: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 0 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
0
World rank
69th
of 169 countries
All-time high
2
in 2013
All-time low
0
in 2016
Years of data
7
2012–2019
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Samoa, 2012–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Samoa stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
That places Samoa 69th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | — |
| 2013 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1. (30 countries reporting)
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More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 Samoa?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Samoa was 0 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Samoa ranks 69th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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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