New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Peru
Peru: New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population was 0.81 in 2025. ▼ Falling
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Peru, 2012–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.81 for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Peru peaked at 1.07 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.342, in 2017.
Peru ranks 95th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.07 | — |
| 2013 | 0.889 | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.715 | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | +42.7% |
| 2016 | 0.724 | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 0.342 | -52.8% |
| 2018 | 0.875 | +155.8% |
| 2019 | 0.738 | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 0.485 | -34.3% |
| 2021 | 0.415 | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.79 | +90.4% |
| 2023 | 0.815 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.935 | +14.7% |
| 2025 | 0.81 | -13.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6045, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.81 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9425, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +155.8% | 0.342 | 0.875 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7963 | 0.342 | 1.07 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7083 | 0.415 | 0.935 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % 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 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % 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 Peru?
- New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Peru was 0.81 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 2012.
- What is the lowest new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.342 in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population?
- Peru ranks 95th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).