Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Sudan
Sudan: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 3 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 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Sudan peaked at 22 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2023.
That places Sudan 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15 | — |
| 2013 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 22 | +57.1% |
| 2015 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 15 | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | -62.5% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 3 is below the median for low income countries, which is 13, 23% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.38 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Sudan?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Sudan was 3 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2014.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Sudan ranks 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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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