New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per was 1.42 in 2024. ▲ Rising
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Burkina Faso, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.42 for new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.44 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.216, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 41st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.786 | — |
| 2013 | 0.881 | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.745 | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 0.848 | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.354 | -58.3% |
| 2017 | 0.692 | +95.5% |
| 2018 | 0.788 | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.441 | -44.0% |
| 2020 | 0.216 | -51.0% |
| 2021 | 1.44 | +565.3% |
| 2022 | 0.61 | -57.6% |
| 2023 | 0.711 | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 1.42 | +100.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.42 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.29, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.42 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +565.3% | 0.216 | 1.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6919 | 0.354 | 0.881 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8792 | 0.216 | 1.44 | 5 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Burkina Faso?
- New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Burkina Faso was 1.42 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 in 2021.
- What is the lowest new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.216 in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 1 000 000 child population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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