Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children was 10 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children in Ethiopia, 2016–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 10 for number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children in Ethiopia peaked at 77 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 8th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 39 | — |
| 2017 | 19 | -51.3% |
| 2018 | 68 | +257.9% |
| 2019 | 77 | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 55 | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 32 | -41.8% |
| 2022 | 42 | +31.2% |
| 2023 | 13 | -69.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.75 | 19 | 77 | 4 |
| 2020s | 30.4 | 10 | 55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 30 compare
- 6 Mozambique 17 compare
- 7 Angola 11 compare
- 9 Egypt 5 compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 5 compare
- 9 Senegal 5 compare
- 9 Myanmar 5 compare
- 9 Malawi 5 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 5 compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children in Ethiopia?
- Number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children in Ethiopia was 10 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 77 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children (less than 15 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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