Number of female leprosy new cases in Yemen
Yemen: Number of female leprosy new cases was 44 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of female leprosy new cases in Yemen, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 44 for number of female leprosy new cases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female leprosy new cases in Yemen peaked at 141 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44, in 2024.
That places Yemen 45th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Number of female leprosy new cases in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 118 | — |
| 2013 | 115 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 140 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 84 | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 135 | +60.7% |
| 2017 | 141 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 134 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 114 | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 65 | -43.0% |
| 2021 | 94 | +44.6% |
| 2022 | 79 | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 52 | -34.2% |
| 2024 | 44 | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 122.62 | 84 | 141 | 8 |
| 2020s | 66.8 | 44 | 94 | 5 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female leprosy new cases in Yemen?
- Number of female leprosy new cases in Yemen was 44 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 141 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of female leprosy new cases recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for number of female leprosy new cases?
- Yemen ranks 45th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female leprosy new cases rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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