New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 1 000 000 child population by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
899.94
Kiribati
Lowest
0
Samoa
Median
0.381
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
1,680
What the numbers show
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 1 000 000 child population is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 899.94 in Kiribati; the lowest is 0 in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.381, and the mean is 24.68.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 1,107.2%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 100.0%).
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 899.94 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 2 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 638.18 | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Comoros | 323.28 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 282.09 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 154.5 | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 66.04 | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Vanuatu | 63.7 | 2024 | up 518.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 23.72 | 2024 | up 168.1% | flat |
| 9 | Brazil | 22.09 | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 20.35 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 18.47 | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 17.99 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Nepal | 16.13 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 14.48 | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 15 | India | 13.22 | 2024 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 12.73 | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 17 | Madagascar | 8.13 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 18 | South Sudan | 7.53 | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 7.46 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Bhutan | 6.04 | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.69 | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 22 | Philippines | 4.58 | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 23 | Angola | 4.17 | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 24 | Fiji | 3.97 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Somalia | 3.84 | 2024 | up 1,107.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Senegal | 3.68 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.6 | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 3.51 | 2024 | down 69.9% | falling |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 3.29 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 30 | Myanmar | 2.79 | 2024 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 2.73 | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Chad | 2.46 | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 33 | Congo | 2.34 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Gabon | 2.16 | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Guinea | 2.15 | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Malawi | 1.81 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 37 | Egypt | 1.72 | 2024 | up 132.8% | flat |
| 38 | Malaysia | 1.55 | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Paraguay | 1.51 | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Burundi | 1.43 | 2024 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 1.42 | 2024 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 42 | Nigeria | 1.36 | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 43 | Uganda | 1.29 | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Niger | 1.19 | 2024 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Togo | 1.06 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.994 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 0.988 | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.965 | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Mauritania | 0.906 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Yemen | 0.779 | 2024 | down 85.0% | falling |
| 51 | Rwanda | 0.751 | 2024 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Ghana | 0.649 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Cuba | 0.596 | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Liberia | 0.451 | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Cambodia | 0.381 | 2024 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Colombia | 0.373 | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 57 | Argentina | 0.304 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 58 | Cameroon | 0.249 | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Kenya | 0.192 | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 60 | Mali | 0.177 | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Sudan | 0.147 | 2024 | down 89.4% | falling |
| 62 | Pakistan | 0.13 | 2024 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 63 | Thailand | 0.095 | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 64 | South Africa | 0.06 | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Afghanistan | 0.055 | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 66 | United States of America | 0.048 | 2023 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Mexico | 0.031 | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 68 | China | 0.026 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Benin | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Chile | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Eritrea | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Spain | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | France | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Gambia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Grenada | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Guatemala | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Guyana | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Haiti | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Jamaica | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Morocco | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Namibia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Naoero | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Panama | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Peru | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Palau | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | El Salvador | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Uruguay | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Viet Nam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Samoa | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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