New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population was 13.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone stood at 13.89. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone peaked at 39.47 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.89, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 37th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 39.47 | — |
| 2016 | 18.93 | -52.0% |
| 2017 | 14.95 | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 20.91 | +39.9% |
| 2019 | 24.19 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 17.3 | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 24.11 | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 21.15 | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 18.54 | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 13.89 | -25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.69 | 14.95 | 39.47 | 5 |
| 2020s | 19 | 13.89 | 24.11 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone?
- New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Sierra Leone was 13.89 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 39.47 in 2012.
- What is the lowest new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.89 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population?
- Sierra Leone ranks 37th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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