New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Cuba
Cuba: New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population was 11.34 in 2025. ▼ Falling
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Cuba, 2012–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Cuba stood at 11.34.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Cuba peaked at 22.89 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.2, in 2021.
That places Cuba 51st out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.89 | — |
| 2013 | 20.59 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 18.65 | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 18.18 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 16.21 | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 16.54 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 19.4 | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 16.41 | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 10.15 | -38.1% |
| 2021 | 7.2 | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 12.49 | +73.6% |
| 2023 | 10.99 | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 13.75 | +25.2% |
| 2025 | 11.34 | -17.6% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 11.34 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6045, 18.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 11.34 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9425, 12.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +73.6% | 7.2 | 12.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.61 | 16.21 | 22.89 | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.99 | 7.2 | 13.75 | 6 |
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More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Cuba?
- New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Cuba was 11.34 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 22.89 in 2012.
- What is the lowest new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2 in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population?
- Cuba ranks 51st out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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