Number of female leprosy new cases in Benin
Benin: Number of female leprosy new cases was 36 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
36
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
48th
of 165 countries
All-time high
106
in 2012
All-time low
21
in 2022
Years of data
12
2012–2024
Number of female leprosy new cases in Benin, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of female leprosy new cases in Benin stood at 36.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female leprosy new cases in Benin peaked at 106 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2022.
Benin ranks 48th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Number of female leprosy new cases in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 106 | — |
| 2013 | 105 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 92 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 77 | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 69 | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 58 | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 61 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 47 | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 38 | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 21 | -44.7% |
| 2023 | 32 | +52.4% |
| 2024 | 36 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.14 | 58 | 106 | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.8 | 21 | 47 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female leprosy new cases in Benin?
- Number of female leprosy new cases in Benin was 36 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 106 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for number of female leprosy new cases?
- Benin ranks 48th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female leprosy new cases rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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