Number of new G2D leprosy cases in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of new G2D leprosy cases was 12 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
48th
of 161 countries
All-time high
42
in 2015
All-time low
10
in 2023
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Number of new G2D leprosy cases in Cameroon, 2012–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new g2d leprosy cases in Cameroon is 12, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new g2d leprosy cases in Cameroon peaked at 42 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 48th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Number of new G2D leprosy cases in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 32 | — |
| 2013 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 22 | -35.3% |
| 2015 | 42 | +90.9% |
| 2016 | 26 | -38.1% |
| 2017 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 26 | +44.4% |
| 2023 | 10 | -61.5% |
| 2024 | 12 | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.12 | 13 | 42 | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.4 | 10 | 26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 46 Dominican Republic 13 compare
- 46 Timor-Leste 13 compare
- 48 Comoros 12 compare
- 50 Viet Nam 11 compare
- 50 Haiti 11 compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4112 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2821 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new g2d leprosy cases in Cameroon?
- Number of new g2d leprosy cases in Cameroon was 12 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new g2d leprosy cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 42 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of new g2d leprosy cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of new g2d leprosy cases?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new g2d leprosy cases rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of new G2D leprosy cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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