New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in China
China: New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population was 0.188 in 2024. ▼ Falling
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in China, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in China stood at 0.188. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in China peaked at 0.874 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.188, in 2024.
That places China 110th out of 171 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.
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.874 | — |
| 2013 | 0.663 | -24.1% |
| 2014 | 0.592 | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.492 | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.48 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.447 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.365 | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.322 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.282 | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.262 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.21 | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 0.221 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.188 | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5294 | 0.322 | 0.874 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2326 | 0.188 | 0.282 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in China?
- New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in China was 0.188 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.874 in 2012.
- What is the lowest new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.188 in 2024.
- How does China rank for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population?
- China ranks 110th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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