Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Senegal
Senegal: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Senegal, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Senegal stood at 26.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Senegal peaked at 63 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2019.
Senegal ranks 25th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 33 | — |
| 2013 | 40 | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 32 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63 | +96.9% |
| 2017 | 23 | -63.5% |
| 2018 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 37 | +76.2% |
| 2021 | 34 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 25 | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 34 | +36.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | -23.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 26 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 5.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 26 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 4.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.5 | 21 | 63 | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.2 | 25 | 37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Senegal?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Senegal was 26 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 63 in 2016.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Senegal ranks 25th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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