New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Guinea
Guinea: New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population was 13.49 in 2024. ▼ Falling
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Guinea, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 13.49 for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Guinea peaked at 38.25 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.49, in 2024.
That places Guinea 39th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 38.25 | — |
| 2013 | 32.95 | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 20.01 | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 14.59 | -27.1% |
| 2016 | 19.68 | +34.9% |
| 2017 | 21.13 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 22.47 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 21.3 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 16.9 | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 14.12 | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 13.57 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 17.19 | +26.7% |
| 2024 | 13.49 | -21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.8 | 14.59 | 38.25 | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.05 | 13.49 | 17.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 36 Chad 13.89 compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 13.89 compare
- 38 Cuba 13.75 compare
- 40 Niger 11.95 compare
- 41 Trinidad and Tobago 11.94 compare
- 42 Guinea-Bissau 11.81 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Guinea?
- New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Guinea was 13.49 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.25 in 2012.
- What is the lowest new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.49 in 2024.
- How does Guinea rank for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population?
- Guinea ranks 39th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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