New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Germany
Germany: New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population was 0.048 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.048
Change on year
up 300.0%
World rank
131st
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.048
in 2025
All-time low
0
in 2018
Years of data
9
2015–2025
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Germany, 2015–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Germany is 0.048, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 300.0% on the previous year and up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Germany peaked at 0.048 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
Germany ranks 131st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.025 | — |
| 2016 | 0.024 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0.024 | — |
| 2022 | 0.04 | +66.7% |
| 2023 | 0.012 | -70.0% |
| 2024 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.048 | +300.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.048 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.11, 44% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0163 | 0 | 0.025 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0227 | 0 | 0.048 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 128 Netherlands 0.055 compare
- 129 Guatemala 0.054 compare
- 130 Ukraine 0.051 compare
- 132 Uzbekistan 0.027 compare
- 133 Canada 0.025 compare
- 134 Norway 0 compare
- 134 San Marino 0
- 134 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 134 Bahrain 0 compare
- 134 Lithuania 0
- 134 Bahamas 0 compare
- 134 Belize 0 compare
- 134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 134 Grenada 0 compare
- 134 Honduras 0 compare
- 134 Niue 0
- 134 Georgia 0
- 134 Lebanon 0 compare
- 134 Iceland 0
- 134 Latvia 0
- 134 Kazakhstan 0 compare
- 134 Tonga 0 compare
- 134 Dominica 0
- 134 Belarus 0
- 134 Botswana 0 compare
- 134 Monaco 0
- 134 Luxembourg 0
- 134 Slovenia 0
- 134 Jordan 0
- 134 Andorra 0 compare
- 134 Slovakia 0
- 134 North Korea 0
- 134 Mongolia 0
- 134 Seychelles 0 compare
- 134 Armenia 0
- 134 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 134 Estonia 0
- 134 Barbados 0 compare
- 134 Algeria 0 compare
- 134 Iraq 0 compare
- 134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 134 Bulgaria 0
- 134 Djibouti 0 compare
- 134 Cyprus 0
- 134 Belgium 0 compare
- 134 Albania 0
- 134 Ireland 0 compare
- 134 Moldova 0
- 134 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 134 Turkey 0 compare
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2000)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Germany?
- New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Germany was 0.048 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.048 in 2025.
- What is the lowest new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population?
- Germany ranks 131st out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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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