New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Yemen
Yemen: New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per was 0.779 in 2024. ▼ Falling
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 0.779, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Yemen peaked at 5.49 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.698, in 2023.
That places Yemen 50th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.52 | — |
| 2013 | 4.11 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 5.2 | +26.6% |
| 2015 | 3.54 | -32.1% |
| 2016 | 5.3 | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 5.49 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.7 | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 4.46 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.33 | -47.7% |
| 2021 | 2.89 | +24.0% |
| 2022 | 1.58 | -45.3% |
| 2023 | 0.698 | -55.8% |
| 2024 | 0.779 | +11.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.779 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.29, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.54 | 3.52 | 5.49 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 0.698 | 2.89 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 47 Dominican Republic 0.988 compare
- 48 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.965 compare
- 49 Mauritania 0.906 compare
- 51 Rwanda 0.751 compare
- 52 Ghana 0.649 compare
- 53 Cuba 0.596 compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Yemen?
- New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per in Yemen was 0.779 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 in 2017.
- What is the lowest new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.698 in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for new leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per?
- Yemen ranks 50th 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 Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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