New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in India
India: New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population was 69.58 in 2024. ▼ Falling
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in India, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 69.58 for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in India peaked at 108.96 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 47.21, in 2020.
That places India 12th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 108.96 | — |
| 2013 | 101.36 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 99.25 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 97.12 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 102.32 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 94.21 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 88.96 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 83.76 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 47.21 | -43.6% |
| 2021 | 53.56 | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 73.26 | +36.8% |
| 2023 | 75.49 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 69.58 | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.99 | 83.76 | 108.96 | 8 |
| 2020s | 63.82 | 47.21 | 75.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 9 Nepal 83.37 compare
- 10 Mozambique 82.67 compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 70.68 compare
- 13 Somalia 61.08 compare
- 14 Sri Lanka 55.49 compare
- 15 Madagascar 53.59 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,332 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3545 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6843 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in India?
- New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in India was 69.58 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 108.96 in 2012.
- What is the lowest new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.21 in 2020.
- How does India rank for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population?
- India ranks 12th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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