Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported by country

Countries reporting
74
Highest
87,271
Afghanistan
Lowest
0
Nigeria
Median
86.5
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
1,189

What the numbers show

Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 87,271 in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 in Nigeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 86.5, and the mean is 2,901.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 8,000.0%), and the largest decrease in United States (down 100.0%).

Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Afghanistan 87,271 2024 up 357.8% rising
2 Syria 51,012 2024 down 5.3% rising
3 Algeria 13,599 2024 up 150.8% falling
4 Brazil 9,810 2024 down 52.0% falling
5 Colombia 6,002 2024 down 48.2% falling
6 Iran 5,441 2024 down 66.0% falling
7 Peru 5,323 2024 down 14.6% falling
8 Sri Lanka 4,448 2024 up 225.4% volatile
9 Tunisia 3,600 2024 up 6.9% volatile
10 Yemen 3,285 2024 down 34.3% rising
11 Pakistan 2,613 2024 down 82.1% volatile
12 Iraq 2,362 2024 down 12.2% volatile
13 Morocco 2,324 2023 down 10.3% volatile
14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1,722 2024 up 2.3% falling
15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,667 2024 up 0.4% falling
16 Türkiye 1,554 2018 up 33.9% flat
17 Panama 1,270 2024 down 19.7% falling
18 Ethiopia 1,259 2024 up 268.1% volatile
19 Burkina Faso 1,239 2024 up 67.2% falling
20 Ecuador 1,172 2024 down 0.3% falling
21 Uzbekistan 761 2020 up 25.8% volatile
22 Saudi Arabia 702 2024 down 67.9% volatile
23 Mauritania 622 2024 rising
24 Costa Rica 587 2024 down 72.7% falling
25 Honduras 579 2024 down 70.1% falling
26 Nicaragua 544 2024 down 67.0% falling
27 Libya 533 2024 up 3.3% volatile
28 Guatemala 524 2024 up 103.1% rising
29 Egypt 476 2024 down 67.0% volatile
30 Mexico 400 2024 down 4.3% volatile
31 Niger 366 2024 up 242.1% volatile
32 Kenya 188 2024 up 17.5% volatile
33 Argentina 181 2024 up 31.2% flat
34 Lebanon 162 2024 up 8,000.0% volatile
35 Chad 150 2024 up 1,775.0% volatile
36 Sudan 111 2024 down 89.5% volatile
37 Jordan 87 2024 down 52.2% volatile
38 Israel 86 2020 down 62.6% volatile
39 Italy 80 2023 down 15.8% volatile
40 Kazakhstan 79 2020 up 1,875.0% volatile
41 India 72 2014 down 52.6% falling
42 Turkmenistan 71 2023 up 20.3% rising
43 Nepal 61 2024 volatile
44 Paraguay 50 2024 down 59.7% volatile
45 Azerbaijan 43 2019 up 30.3% rising
46 Senegal 41 2024 up 17.1% volatile
47 Tajikistan 35 2021 up 169.2% volatile
48 France 34 2020 up 325.0% volatile
48 Spain 34 2023 up 88.9% volatile
50 El Salvador 16 2024 down 44.8% volatile
51 Guyana 8 2024 down 87.5% volatile
52 Kuwait 4 2023 down 71.4% volatile
53 Bhutan 2 2024 unchanged volatile
54 Portugal 1 2021 down 50.0% volatile
54 Slovenia 1 2020 volatile
54 Cyprus 1 2020 volatile
54 Croatia 1 2019 down 66.7% volatile
54 Guinea 1 2024 volatile
54 Greece 1 2024 unchanged volatile
54 Malta 1 2020 down 90.9% volatile
61 United States 0 2010 down 100.0% volatile
61 Bulgaria 0 2024 volatile
61 Armenia 0 2024 volatile
61 Ukraine 0 2020 volatile
61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2017 down 100.0% volatile
61 Albania 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
61 Thailand 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
61 China 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
61 Côte d'Ivoire 0 2024 volatile
61 Cameroon 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
61 Georgia 0 2024 volatile
61 Oman 0 2024 volatile
61 Ghana 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
61 Nigeria 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
77 places, 1,189 data points, 2005–2024
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