New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Senegal
Senegal: New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per was 3.68 in 2024. ▼ Falling
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 3.68, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Senegal peaked at 9.77 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.01, in 2019.
That places Senegal 26th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.65 | — |
| 2013 | 5.73 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.23 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 5.1 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 9.77 | +91.7% |
| 2017 | 3.48 | -64.4% |
| 2018 | 3.54 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.01 | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 5.19 | +72.5% |
| 2021 | 4.82 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 3.48 | -27.9% |
| 2023 | 3.69 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 3.68 | -0.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3.68 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9355, 3.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3.68 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19, 3.1× 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 Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +91.7% | 5.1 | 9.77 |
| 2020 | +72.5% | 3.01 | 5.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.19 | 3.01 | 9.77 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.17 | 3.48 | 5.19 | 5 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 Senegal?
- New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Senegal was 3.68 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.77 in 2016.
- What is the lowest new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.01 in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per?
- Senegal ranks 26th 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 Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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