Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children in Ghana
Ghana: Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0
World rank
35th
of 152 countries
All-time high
3
in 2019
All-time low
0
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children in Ghana, 2016–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children in Ghana is 0, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children in Ghana peaked at 3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.
Ghana ranks 35th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.25 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 35 Estonia 0
- 35 Malta 0
- 35 Cambodia 0 compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 0 compare
- 35 Guyana 0
- 35 Ecuador 0
- 35 Singapore 0
- 35 Croatia 0
- 35 Kuwait 0
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 35 Australia 0
- 35 Afghanistan 0
- 35 Uruguay 0
- 35 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
- 35 Latvia 0
- 35 Guatemala 0
- 35 Argentina 0 compare
- 35 Bahamas 0
- 35 Yemen 0 compare
- 35 Somalia 0 compare
- 35 Dominica 0
- 35 Saudi Arabia 0
- 35 Kiribati 0 compare
- 35 Malaysia 0 compare
- 35 China 0 compare
- 35 Cook Islands 0
- 35 Vietnam 0
- 35 South Korea 0
- 35 Marshall Islands 0
- 35 Fiji 0 compare
- 35 Philippines 0
- 35 Iceland 0
- 35 Iran 0
- 35 Sudan 0 compare
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
- 35 Barbados 0
- 35 Vanuatu 0
- 35 Bulgaria 0
- 35 Saint Lucia 0
- 35 Morocco 0 compare
- 35 Benin 0 compare
- 35 Niger 0 compare
- 35 Andorra 0
- 35 Japan 0
- 35 Libya 0
- 35 Lebanon 0
- 35 Lithuania 0
- 35 San Marino 0
- 35 Tanzania 0 compare
- 35 Mongolia 0
- 35 Bhutan 0
- 35 Togo 0 compare
- 35 Lesotho 0
- 35 Mali 0 compare
- 35 Armenia 0
- 35 Syria 0 compare
- 35 Sweden 0
- 35 Cameroon 0 compare
- 35 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 35 Mexico 0
- 35 Laos 0
- 35 Honduras 0
- 35 Nicaragua 0
- 35 Pakistan 0 compare
- 35 Algeria 0
- 35 Panama 0
- 35 Brunei 0
- 35 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 35 Belize 0
- 35 Micronesia (country) 0
- 35 Costa Rica 0
- 35 Cyprus 0
- 35 Eritrea 0 compare
- 35 Canada 0
- 35 Slovenia 0
- 35 Chile 0
- 35 Cuba 0 compare
- 35 Zimbabwe 0
- 35 Rwanda 0
- 35 Grenada 0
- 35 El Salvador 0
- 35 Haiti 0 compare
- 35 Mauritania 0
- 35 Palau 0
- 35 France 0
- 35 Jamaica 0
- 35 Jordan 0
- 35 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 35 Denmark 0
- 35 Kazakhstan 0
- 35 Qatar 0
- 35 Bahrain 0
- 35 Liberia 0 compare
- 35 Iraq 0
- 35 Gambia 0
- 35 Austria 0
- 35 Seychelles 0
- 35 Uzbekistan 0
- 35 Peru 0 compare
- 35 Tunisia 0
- 35 North Korea 0
- 35 Namibia 0
- 35 Romania 0
- 35 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 35 Tonga 0
- 35 Bolivia 0
- 35 Norway 0
- 35 Thailand 0 compare
- 35 Oman 0
- 35 Finland 0
- 35 Slovakia 0
- 35 Monaco 0
- 35 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 35 Maldives 0
- 35 Belarus 0
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children in Ghana?
- Number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children in Ghana was 0 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for number of new leprosy cases with g2d among children?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Ghana 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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