New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Egypt
Egypt: New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per was 1.72 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.72
Change on year
up 67.3%
World rank
37th
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.72
in 2024
All-time low
0.547
in 2020
Years of data
12
2012–2024
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Egypt, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.72 for new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.3% on the previous year and up 132.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Egypt peaked at 1.72 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.547, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 37th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.03 | — |
| 2014 | 0.737 | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 1.47 | +99.3% |
| 2016 | 1.36 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.991 | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 0.579 | -41.6% |
| 2019 | 0.765 | +32.1% |
| 2020 | 0.547 | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 0.665 | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 0.58 | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 1.03 | +76.9% |
| 2024 | 1.72 | +67.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.72 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9355, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9897 | 0.579 | 1.47 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9068 | 0.547 | 1.72 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Egypt?
- New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Egypt was 1.72 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.547 in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per?
- Egypt ranks 37th 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 Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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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