Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Sri Lanka, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 94 for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.8% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Sri Lanka peaked at 223 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 13th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 163 | — |
| 2013 | 182 | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 213 | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 223 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 158 | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 195 | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 174 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 176 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 130 | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 109 | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 155 | +42.2% |
| 2023 | 180 | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 94 | -47.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 94 is below the median for South Asia, which is 115, 82% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 185.5 | 158 | 223 | 8 |
| 2020s | 133.6 | 94 | 180 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Sri Lanka?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Sri Lanka was 94 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 223 in 2015.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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