Number of new G2D leprosy cases by country

Countries reporting
111
Highest
2,236
Brazil
Lowest
0
Vanuatu
Median
7
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
1,618

What the numbers show

Number of new G2D leprosy cases is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 2,236 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Vanuatu.

The median across all reporting countries is 7, and the mean is 81.81.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 480.0%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).

Number of new G2D leprosy cases: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 2,236 2024 up 9.9% flat
2 India 1,888 2024 down 67.4% falling
3 Indonesia 869 2024 down 45.6% falling
4 Mozambique 412 2024 up 69.5% rising
5 Madagascar 350 2024 up 32.1% rising
6 South Sudan 278 2024 up 79.4% rising
7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 266 2024 down 43.3% falling
8 Bangladesh 230 2024 down 43.8% falling
8 Ethiopia 230 2024 down 40.1% falling
10 Nigeria 204 2024 down 50.4% falling
11 Malawi 193 2024 up 359.5% volatile
12 Nepal 157 2024 up 27.6% rising
13 Myanmar 144 2024 down 65.3% falling
14 Côte d'Ivoire 142 2024 down 34.9% falling
15 Tanzania, United Republic of 101 2024 down 69.5% falling
16 Sri Lanka 93 2024 down 36.7% falling
17 Angola 92 2024 down 17.1% falling
18 Egypt 88 2024 up 87.2% rising
19 Chad 80 2024 up 23.1% rising
20 China (People’s Republic of) 60 2024 down 63.6% volatile
21 Niger 52 2024 down 48.5% falling
22 Uganda 51 2024 down 33.8% rising
23 Burkina Faso 45 2024 down 8.2% falling
23 Paraguay 45 2024 up 21.6% falling
25 Congo 44 2024 up 193.3% volatile
25 Pakistan 44 2024 down 51.1% falling
27 Ghana 42 2024 up 250.0% rising
28 Colombia 41 2024 down 21.2% falling
29 Benin 39 2024 down 13.3% falling
30 Sudan 37 2024 down 68.6% falling
31 Central African Republic 31 2024 up 244.4% volatile
32 Somalia 29 2024 up 480.0% volatile
33 Guinea 28 2024 down 26.3% falling
33 Togo 28 2024 up 33.3% rising
35 Senegal 26 2024 down 10.3% falling
36 Burundi 25 2024 down 41.9% falling
37 Cuba 23 2024 up 360.0% rising
38 Papua New Guinea 21 2024 down 25.0% rising
39 Kenya 19 2024 down 45.7% falling
39 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 19 2024 up 46.2% volatile
41 Liberia 18 2024 up 260.0% volatile
41 Philippines 18 2024 down 67.9% falling
43 Argentina 17 2024 down 37.0% falling
43 Malaysia 17 2024 up 240.0% volatile
43 Thailand 17 2024 down 45.2% falling
46 Dominican Republic 13 2024 down 7.1% rising
46 Timor-Leste 13 2024 up 62.5% rising
48 Cameroon 12 2024 down 45.5% falling
48 Comoros 12 2024 up 100.0% flat
50 Haiti 11 2024 up 266.7% volatile
50 Viet Nam 11 2024 down 45.0% falling
52 Zimbabwe 10 2024 down 44.4% falling
53 Qatar 9 2024 volatile
54 Sierra Leone 8 2024 down 66.7% falling
55 Mali 7 2024 down 46.2% volatile
55 Yemen 7 2024 down 75.9% volatile
57 Guyana 6 2024 up 100.0% rising
57 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6 2024 down 81.8% volatile
59 Cambodia 5 2024 down 28.6% volatile
59 Mexico 5 2024 down 54.5% falling
61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 2024 up 33.3% volatile
61 Costa Rica 4 2024 volatile
61 Fiji 4 2024 up 300.0% volatile
61 Guinea-Bissau 4 2024 down 20.0% volatile
61 Rwanda 4 2024 down 50.0% volatile
66 Australia 3 2024 up 200.0% volatile
66 Gabon 3 2024 down 25.0% volatile
66 Iran 3 2024 down 62.5% volatile
66 El Salvador 3 2024 volatile
66 Uzbekistan 3 2024 volatile
71 Afghanistan 2 2024 up 100.0% flat
71 United Kingdom 2 2024 up 100.0% volatile
71 Kiribati 2 2024 unchanged volatile
71 Morocco 2 2024 unchanged volatile
71 Peru 2 2024 down 50.0% volatile
71 Trinidad and Tobago 2 2024 unchanged falling
71 Tuvalu 2 2021 volatile
78 Botswana 1 2024 volatile
78 Denmark 1 2024 volatile
78 Gambia 1 2024 volatile
78 Libya 1 2024 volatile
78 Netherlands 1 2023 volatile
78 Panama 1 2024 unchanged volatile
78 Solomon Islands 1 2024 down 85.7% volatile
78 Samoa 1 2020 down 50.0% volatile
86 Bhutan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 Ecuador 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 Eritrea 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 France 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 Equatorial Guinea 0 2024 volatile
86 Iraq 0 2024 volatile
86 Jamaica 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 Japan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 Kazakhstan 0 2024 volatile
86 Korea 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 Kuwait 0 2024 volatile
86 Lebanon 0 2024 volatile
86 Saint Lucia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 Lesotho 0 2024 volatile
86 Marshall Islands 0 2024 volatile
86 Mauritania 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 Namibia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 Nicaragua 0 2024 volatile
86 Oman 0 2024 volatile
86 Saudi Arabia 0 2024 volatile
86 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 Syrian Arab Republic 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
86 Uruguay 0 2024 volatile
86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2024 volatile
86 Vanuatu 0 2024 volatile

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Indicator
Number of new G2D leprosy cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
162 places, 1,618 data points, 2012–2024
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