New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population was 33.56 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Vanuatu, 2014–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 33.56 for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.4% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Vanuatu peaked at 33.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.06, in 2022.
That places Vanuatu 22nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.36 | — |
| 2015 | 3.78 | -80.5% |
| 2016 | 7.4 | +95.7% |
| 2017 | 7.24 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 17.08 | +136.0% |
| 2019 | 23.34 | +36.6% |
| 2020 | 22.79 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 12.53 | -45.0% |
| 2022 | 3.06 | -75.6% |
| 2023 | 20.93 | +583.9% |
| 2024 | 33.56 | +60.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.03 | 3.78 | 23.34 | 6 |
| 2020s | 18.57 | 3.06 | 33.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 19 Paraguay 40.27 compare
- 20 Central African Republic 36.96 compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 34.79 compare
- 23 Congo 28.27 compare
- 24 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 27.8 compare
- 25 Angola 23.31 compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 695.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Vanuatu?
- New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population in Vanuatu was 33.56 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 33.56 in 2024.
- What is the lowest new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 in 2022.
- How does Vanuatu rank for new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population?
- Vanuatu ranks 22nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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