Number of female leprosy new cases in Egypt
Egypt: Number of female leprosy new cases was 245 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
245
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
18th
of 165 countries
All-time high
253
in 2023
All-time low
132
in 2020
Years of data
12
2012–2024
Number of female leprosy new cases in Egypt, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 245 for number of female leprosy new cases in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female leprosy new cases in Egypt peaked at 253 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 132, in 2020.
That places Egypt 18th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Number of female leprosy new cases in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 243 | — |
| 2014 | 210 | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 227 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 230 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 196 | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 141 | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 215 | +52.5% |
| 2020 | 132 | -38.6% |
| 2021 | 147 | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 148 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 253 | +70.9% |
| 2024 | 245 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 208.86 | 141 | 243 | 7 |
| 2020s | 185 | 132 | 253 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 15 Madagascar 368 compare
- 16 South Sudan 287 compare
- 17 Angola 254 compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 242 compare
- 20 Malawi 158 compare
- 21 Niger 153 compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female leprosy new cases in Egypt?
- Number of female leprosy new cases in Egypt was 245 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 253 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 132 in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for number of female leprosy new cases?
- Egypt ranks 18th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female leprosy new cases rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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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