Number of female leprosy new cases in Uganda
Uganda: Number of female leprosy new cases was 141 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
141
Change on year
down 28.8%
World rank
22nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
327
in 2022
All-time low
79
in 2018
Years of data
12
2012–2024
Number of female leprosy new cases in Uganda, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of female leprosy new cases in Uganda stood at 141.
The figure is down 28.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female leprosy new cases in Uganda peaked at 327 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79, in 2018.
That places Uganda 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number of female leprosy new cases in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 127 | — |
| 2014 | 139 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 102 | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 99 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 100 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 79 | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 110 | +39.2% |
| 2020 | 111 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 213 | +91.9% |
| 2022 | 327 | +53.5% |
| 2023 | 198 | -39.4% |
| 2024 | 141 | -28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 108 | 79 | 139 | 7 |
| 2020s | 198 | 111 | 327 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female leprosy new cases in Uganda?
- Number of female leprosy new cases in Uganda was 141 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 327 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 79 in 2018.
- How does Uganda rank for number of female leprosy new cases?
- Uganda ranks 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female leprosy new cases rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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