Number of female leprosy new cases in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of female leprosy new cases was 1,704 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female leprosy new cases in Bangladesh, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of female leprosy new cases in Bangladesh is 1,704, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female leprosy new cases in Bangladesh peaked at 1,704 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,136, in 2016.
Bangladesh ranks 4th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Number of female leprosy new cases in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,410 | — |
| 2013 | 1,237 | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 1,374 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1,621 | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 1,136 | -29.9% |
| 2017 | 1,574 | +38.6% |
| 2018 | 1,601 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,623 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,247 | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 1,365 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 1,363 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,683 | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 1,704 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,447 | 1,136 | 1,623 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,472 | 1,247 | 1,704 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female leprosy new cases in Bangladesh?
- Number of female leprosy new cases in Bangladesh was 1,704 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1,704 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,136 in 2016.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of female leprosy new cases?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female leprosy new cases rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of female leprosy new cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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