Number of female leprosy new cases by country
Countries reporting
130
Highest
40,458
India
Lowest
0
Syria
Median
8
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
1,653
What the numbers show
Number of female leprosy new cases is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 40,458 in India; the lowest is 0 in Syria.
The median across all reporting countries is 8, and the mean is 533.45.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 9,860.0%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Number of female leprosy new cases: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 40,458 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 2 | Brazil | 10,225 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 5,260 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 1,704 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 5 | Mozambique | 1,285 | 2024 | up 127.4% | rising |
| 6 | Nepal | 1,042 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 7 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 974 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 896 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 758 | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 10 | Philippines | 549 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 11 | Somalia | 498 | 2024 | up 9,860.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 495 | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 13 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 446 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 14 | Myanmar | 402 | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 15 | Madagascar | 368 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 16 | South Sudan | 287 | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 17 | Angola | 254 | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 18 | Egypt | 245 | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 242 | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 20 | Malawi | 158 | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 153 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 22 | Uganda | 141 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 23 | Burundi | 136 | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 24 | Chad | 128 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 25 | Ghana | 126 | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 121 | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 27 | Paraguay | 102 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 28 | Comoros | 99 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 29 | Venezuela | 97 | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 89 | 2024 | up 187.1% | rising |
| 31 | Guinea | 85 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 31 | Pakistan | 85 | 2024 | down 66.1% | falling |
| 33 | China | 84 | 2024 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 33 | Sudan | 84 | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 35 | Kiribati | 83 | 2024 | up 45.6% | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 79 | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 37 | Senegal | 78 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 38 | Malaysia | 73 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 39 | Congo | 69 | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Cuba | 63 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 40 | United States | 63 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Argentina | 51 | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 51 | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 44 | Mexico | 45 | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 45 | Yemen | 44 | 2024 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 40 | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 47 | Kenya | 37 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 48 | Benin | 36 | 2024 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 48 | Micronesia (country) | 36 | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 48 | Togo | 36 | 2024 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 51 | Cameroon | 35 | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Solomon Islands | 30 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Thailand | 30 | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 54 | Liberia | 21 | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Timor-Leste | 20 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 56 | Cambodia | 16 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | 16 | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 58 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 15 | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 58 | Mali | 15 | 2024 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 60 | Ecuador | 13 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Haiti | 13 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 62 | Viet Nam | 12 | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 11 | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 63 | Namibia | 11 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 8 | 2024 | down 92.7% | falling |
| 65 | France | 8 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8 | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Morocco | 8 | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 6 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Japan | 6 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Guyana | 5 | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Mauritania | 5 | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Peru | 5 | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2024 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 79 | Iran | 4 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Gabon | 3 | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Chile | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Eritrea | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Spain | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 83 | Gambia | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Kuwait | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 83 | Qatar | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Singapore | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 83 | Tunisia | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Uruguay | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 83 | Samoa | 2 | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Australia | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Fiji | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Netherlands | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 95 | New Zealand | 1 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Palau | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Belgium | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Bahrain | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Bahamas | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Belize | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Botswana | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Canada | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Germany | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Grenada | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Guatemala | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Honduras | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Iraq | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Jamaica | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Republic of Korea | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Lebanon | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Libya | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Lesotho | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Naoero | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Panama | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | El Salvador | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Sweden | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Syria | 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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