Number of female leprosy new cases in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of female leprosy new cases was 16 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16
Change on year
up 220.0%
World rank
56th
of 165 countries
All-time high
29
in 2014
All-time low
5
in 2023
Years of data
12
2012–2024
Number of female leprosy new cases in Rwanda, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 16 for number of female leprosy new cases in 2024.
That represents a change of up 220.0% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female leprosy new cases in Rwanda peaked at 29 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2023.
Rwanda ranks 56th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20 | — |
| 2014 | 29 | +45.0% |
| 2015 | 17 | -41.4% |
| 2016 | 23 | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 11 | -52.2% |
| 2018 | 23 | +109.1% |
| 2019 | 15 | -34.8% |
| 2020 | 11 | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 13 | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | -61.5% |
| 2024 | 16 | +220.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.71 | 11 | 29 | 7 |
| 2020s | 11 | 5 | 16 | 5 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female leprosy new cases in Rwanda?
- Number of female leprosy new cases in Rwanda was 16 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 29 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2023.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of female leprosy new cases?
- Rwanda ranks 56th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female leprosy new cases rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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