Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population by country
Countries reporting
150
Highest
761.97
Kiribati
Lowest
0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
2.41
Years covered
14
2012–2025
Data points
1,878
What the numbers show
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 761.97 in Kiribati; the lowest is 0 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.41, and the mean is 31.73.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 545.8%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 100.0%).
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 761.97 | 2025 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 2 | Marshall Islands | 744.17 | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 3 | Tuvalu | 632.11 | 2025 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Nauru | 415.78 | 2025 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Comoros | 207.28 | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 132.06 | 2025 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 7 | Micronesia (country) | 96.76 | 2025 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Saint Lucia | 94.37 | 2025 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Nepal | 88.05 | 2025 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 10 | Cook Islands | 75.4 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Indonesia | 69.1 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 66.77 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 13 | Somalia | 64.06 | 2025 | up 545.8% | volatile |
| 14 | India | 59.59 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 58.98 | 2025 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 16 | Palau | 56.62 | 2025 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 17 | East Timor | 54.99 | 2025 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 18 | Papua New Guinea | 52.96 | 2025 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 19 | Madagascar | 52.78 | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 20 | Paraguay | 50.19 | 2025 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 21 | Mozambique | 45.94 | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 22 | Liberia | 42.4 | 2025 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 40.96 | 2025 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 24 | Venezuela | 37.87 | 2025 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 25 | South Sudan | 37.49 | 2025 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Guyana | 35.89 | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 27 | Malawi | 29.3 | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 28 | Samoa | 27.36 | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 29 | Angola | 25.33 | 2025 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 30 | Zambia | 24.41 | 2025 | up 286.4% | rising |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 23.66 | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 23.4 | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 33 | Namibia | 23.28 | 2025 | up 436.3% | rising |
| 34 | Tanzania | 22.03 | 2025 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 35 | Vanuatu | 20.89 | 2025 | up 452.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Congo | 20.2 | 2025 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 37 | Myanmar | 20.11 | 2025 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 38 | Nigeria | 19.5 | 2025 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Senegal | 18.8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 18.46 | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.85 | 2025 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 17.01 | 2025 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 16.44 | 2025 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Qatar | 16.05 | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 45 | Sudan | 14.92 | 2025 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.56 | 2025 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Malaysia | 14.51 | 2025 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 48 | Cuba | 14.08 | 2025 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 49 | Uganda | 13.88 | 2025 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 50 | Niger | 13.4 | 2025 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Bhutan | 12.55 | 2025 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 52 | Guinea | 12.52 | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 53 | Ghana | 10.98 | 2025 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 54 | Chad | 10.28 | 2025 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.78 | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Fiji | 9.64 | 2025 | up 186.8% | rising |
| 57 | Cape Verde | 9.48 | 2025 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Burundi | 8.83 | 2025 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.77 | 2025 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 8.47 | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 61 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.32 | 2025 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Egypt | 7.8 | 2025 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 63 | Togo | 6.48 | 2025 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 64 | Cameroon | 6.09 | 2025 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 65 | Benin | 5.6 | 2025 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Argentina | 5.43 | 2025 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 67 | Mali | 5.28 | 2025 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 68 | Colombia | 5.04 | 2025 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 4.66 | 2025 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia | 3.97 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Maldives | 3.78 | 2025 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Malta | 3.67 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Gabon | 3.08 | 2025 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Gambia | 2.83 | 2025 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Jamaica | 2.47 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Central African Republic | 2.36 | 2025 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Thailand | 2.3 | 2025 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 78 | Cambodia | 2.3 | 2025 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritania | 1.69 | 2025 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 80 | Oman | 1.64 | 2025 | up 267.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Kuwait | 1.59 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritius | 1.57 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Mexico | 1.52 | 2025 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 84 | Rwanda | 1.51 | 2025 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Yemen | 1.51 | 2025 | down 89.2% | falling |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 1.48 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Laos | 1.4 | 2025 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Pakistan | 1.32 | 2025 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 89 | Haiti | 1.26 | 2025 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Ecuador | 1.26 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Peru | 1.1 | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 92 | Panama | 1.09 | 2025 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2025 | up 193.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 0.999 | 2025 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Eritrea | 0.832 | 2025 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 96 | New Zealand | 0.762 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Australia | 0.741 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Kenya | 0.608 | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 0.608 | 2025 | up 539.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Chile | 0.604 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Uruguay | 0.591 | 2025 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 102 | Morocco | 0.468 | 2025 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 103 | United States | 0.424 | 2023 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 104 | Botswana | 0.39 | 2025 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 105 | China | 0.386 | 2025 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Vietnam | 0.384 | 2025 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 107 | France | 0.345 | 2025 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Singapore | 0.341 | 2025 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Afghanistan | 0.319 | 2025 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Croatia | 0.26 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Spain | 0.251 | 2025 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 112 | United Kingdom | 0.216 | 2025 | up 184.2% | volatile |
| 113 | South Africa | 0.201 | 2025 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 114 | Finland | 0.178 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Denmark | 0.167 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Netherlands | 0.164 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Tunisia | 0.161 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | El Salvador | 0.157 | 2025 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Libya | 0.135 | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Syria | 0.117 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Austria | 0.11 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Guatemala | 0.107 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Iraq | 0.106 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Romania | 0.106 | 2025 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Iran | 0.097 | 2025 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 126 | Turkey | 0.068 | 2025 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Japan | 0.065 | 2025 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 128 | South Korea | 0.058 | 2025 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Ukraine | 0.051 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 0.027 | 2025 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Canada | 0.025 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Germany | 0.012 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Andorra | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 133 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Belgium | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Bahrain | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Bahamas | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Belize | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Barbados | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Brunei | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Djibouti | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Grenada | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Honduras | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Lebanon | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Lesotho | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Norway | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Seychelles | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Tonga | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.