New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Nicaragua, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Nicaragua is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Nicaragua peaked at 1.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2015.
Nicaragua ranks 69th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.03 | — |
| 2013 | 0.512 | -50.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6 | +212.5% |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0.541 | — |
| 2019 | 0.512 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9355. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5246 | 0 | 1.6 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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- 69 Kuwait 0
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- 69 Japan 0
- 69 Brunei 0
- 69 Singapore 0
- 69 Morocco 0 compare
- 69 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 69 New Zealand 0 compare
- 69 Eritrea 0 compare
- 69 Belgium 0
- 69 Uruguay 0 compare
- 69 United Arab Emirates 0
- 69 Namibia 0 compare
- 69 Romania 0
- 69 Zimbabwe 0
- 69 Iran 0 compare
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- 69 Jordan 0
- 69 Haiti 0 compare
- 69 Botswana 0
- 69 El Salvador 0 compare
- 69 Slovakia 0
- 69 Denmark 0
- 69 Lebanon 0
- 69 Syria 0 compare
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- 69 Chile 0 compare
- 69 Andorra 0
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 69 Uzbekistan 0
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- 69 Libya 0
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- 69 Finland 0
- 69 Croatia 0
- 69 Sweden 0
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- 69 Cook Islands 0
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- 69 North Korea 0
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- 69 Monaco 0
- 69 Lithuania 0
- 69 Tunisia 0
- 69 San Marino 0
- 69 Antigua and Barbuda 0
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- 69 Iraq 0
- 69 Austria 0
- 69 Vietnam 0 compare
- 69 Canada 0
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- 69 Latvia 0
- 69 Cyprus 0
- 69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 69 Armenia 0
- 69 Iceland 0
- 69 Luxembourg 0
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- 69 Kazakhstan 0
- 69 Norway 0
- 69 Lesotho 0
- 69 Niue 0
- 69 Malta 0
- 69 Belarus 0
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % 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 Nicaragua?
- New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Nicaragua was 0 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Nicaragua rank for new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per?
- Nicaragua ranks 69th 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 Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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