New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population by country
Countries reporting
171
Highest
1,212
Kiribati
Lowest
0
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
0.886
Years covered
13
2012β2024
Data points
1,773
What the numbers show
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 1,212 in Kiribati; the lowest is 0 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.886, and the mean is 32.06.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 4,612.6%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 1,212 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 972.42 | 2022 | up 219.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 2 | Niue | 0 | 2022 | β | flat |
| 3 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 689.28 | 2024 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 4 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 612.55 | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Comoros, Union of the | 346.17 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 6 | Palau | 113.02 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 104.38 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 8 | Solomon Islands | 100.1 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 9 | Nepal | 83.37 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique, Republic of | 82.67 | 2024 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 11 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 70.68 | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 12 | India | 69.58 | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 13 | Somalia | 61.08 | 2024 | up 4,612.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 55.49 | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 15 | Madagascar, Republic of | 53.59 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 16 | Indonesia | 51.85 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 17 | South Sudan, Republic of | 46.72 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 18 | Samoa | 45.36 | 2020 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 19 | Paraguay | 40.27 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 20 | Central African Republic | 36.96 | 2024 | up 155.9% | rising |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 34.79 | 2024 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 22 | Vanuatu | 33.56 | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Congo, Republic of | 28.27 | 2024 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 24 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 27.8 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 25 | Angola | 23.31 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 26 | Bhutan | 21.48 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 27 | Myanmar | 21.47 | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 20.27 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 29 | Guyana | 19.25 | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 30 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 19.11 | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 31 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 18.3 | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 32 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 18.29 | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 33 | Burundi | 17.87 | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 34 | Malawi | 15.75 | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 35 | Philippines | 14.73 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 36 | Chad | 13.89 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 13.89 | 2024 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 38 | Cuba | 13.75 | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 39 | Guinea | 13.49 | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 40 | Niger | 11.95 | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.94 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.81 | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Cabo Verde | 11.43 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 44 | Liberia | 11.22 | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Venezuela, RepΓΊblica Bolivariana de | 10.63 | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 46 | Senegal | 9.95 | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 47 | Fiji, Republic of | 8.61 | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 8.07 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 49 | Togo | 7.78 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 50 | Nigeria | 7.61 | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 51 | Malaysia | 7.57 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 7.26 | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 7.01 | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 54 | Qatar | 6.89 | 2024 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 55 | Namibia | 6.6 | 2024 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 56 | St. Lucia | 5.56 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 57 | Benin | 5.12 | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Uganda | 4.92 | 2024 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 59 | Sudan | 4.64 | 2024 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 60 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 4.47 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 3.9 | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Mali | 3.8 | 2024 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 3.72 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 64 | Cameroon | 3.67 | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Haiti | 3.48 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 66 | Yemen, Republic of | 3.47 | 2024 | down 79.0% | falling |
| 67 | Colombia | 3.4 | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 68 | Argentina | 3.39 | 2024 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 3.17 | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.09 | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Gambia, The | 2.9 | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Cambodia | 2.61 | 2024 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Rwanda | 2.1 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 74 | Bolivia | 2.1 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 75 | Maldives | 1.9 | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Kenya | 1.67 | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 77 | Portugal | 1.63 | 2024 | up 745.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Gabon | 1.57 | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 1.38 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 80 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 1.35 | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Kuwait | 1.22 | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Thailand | 1.12 | 2024 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 83 | United States | 1.08 | 2023 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 84 | Peru | 0.935 | 2024 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 85 | Panama | 0.886 | 2024 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Uruguay | 0.886 | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 0.868 | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Pakistan | 0.864 | 2024 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 89 | Singapore | 0.857 | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Eritrea, The State of | 0.849 | 2024 | up 454.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Mauritius | 0.787 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 92 | Mexico | 0.772 | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 93 | New Zealand | 0.77 | 2022 | up 243.8% | rising |
| 94 | Sweden | 0.754 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 0.677 | 2024 | up 184.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.622 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 0.601 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 98 | Libya | 0.542 | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Morocco | 0.473 | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 99 | El Salvador | 0.473 | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Vietnam | 0.446 | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.428 | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Botswana | 0.397 | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Jamaica | 0.352 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 105 | Australia | 0.337 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 106 | Chile | 0.304 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 107 | France | 0.286 | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 108 | South Africa | 0.281 | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Oman | 0.189 | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 110 | China (Peopleβs Republic of) | 0.188 | 2024 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 111 | United Kingdom | 0.174 | 2024 | up 180.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Denmark | 0.167 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 112 | Spain | 0.167 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 114 | Tunisia | 0.161 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 115 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.141 | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.12 | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 117 | Netherlands | 0.114 | 2023 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 118 | Japan | 0.097 | 2024 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Korea | 0.097 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 120 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.083 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 121 | Canada | 0.075 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 122 | Iraq | 0.065 | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Germany | 0.012 | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | Armenia, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Austria | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Belgium | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Bahamas, The | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Belarus, Republic of | 0 | 2021 | β | flat |
| 124 | Belize | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Cyprus | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Djibouti | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Dominica | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | Estonia | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 124 | Finland | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Georgia | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Grenada | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | Guatemala | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | Honduras | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Croatia | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Iceland | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 124 | Jordan | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Lebanon | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | Lithuania | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Latvia | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Monaco | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Malta | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | Mongolia | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Norway | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | Naoero | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Romania | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | SΓ£o TomΓ© and PrΓncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Slovak Republic | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Slovenia | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 124 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Tonga | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |