Number of female leprosy new cases in Nigeria
Nigeria: Number of female leprosy new cases was 758 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of female leprosy new cases in Nigeria, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of female leprosy new cases in Nigeria is 758, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.9% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female leprosy new cases in Nigeria peaked at 1,604 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 758, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 9th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female leprosy new cases in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,604 | — |
| 2013 | 1,392 | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 1,277 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 1,191 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1,082 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 1,036 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 869 | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 902 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 918 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 983 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 758 | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,207 | 869 | 1,604 | 7 |
| 2020s | 890.25 | 758 | 983 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female leprosy new cases in Nigeria?
- Number of female leprosy new cases in Nigeria was 758 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,604 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 758 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for number of female leprosy new cases?
- Nigeria ranks 9th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female leprosy new cases rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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