Number of new leprosy cases by country
Countries reporting
153
Highest
100,957
India
Lowest
0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
18
Years covered
20
2005β2024
Data points
2,662
What the numbers show
Number of new leprosy cases is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 100,957 in India; the lowest is 0 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 18, and the mean is 1,131.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 8,192.9%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Number of new leprosy cases: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 100,957 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 2 | Brazil | 22,129 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 14,698 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3,519 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,038 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 2,863 | 2024 | up 114.5% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 2,523 | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 8 | Nepal | 2,472 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 1,770 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 10 | Madagascar | 1,713 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 11 | Philippines | 1,707 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 1,282 | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,255 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 14 | Myanmar | 1,170 | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 15 | Somalia | 1,161 | 2024 | up 8,192.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Angola | 883 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 17 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 584 | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 18 | South Sudan | 558 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 19 | Egypt | 521 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 20 | United States | 369 | 2023 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 368 | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 22 | Malawi | 341 | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 23 | Niger | 323 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 24 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 302 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 25 | Comoros | 300 | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 26 | Chad | 282 | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 27 | Paraguay | 279 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 28 | Ghana | 278 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 29 | Zambia | 272 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 30 | Malaysia | 269 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 31 | China | 267 | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Burundi | 251 | 2024 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 33 | Uganda | 246 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 34 | Sudan | 234 | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Pakistan | 217 | 2024 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 36 | Guinea | 199 | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 197 | 2024 | up 189.7% | rising |
| 38 | Senegal | 184 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 39 | Colombia | 180 | 2024 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 40 | Congo | 179 | 2024 | up 237.7% | rising |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 165 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Kiribati | 163 | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 155 | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 44 | Cuba | 151 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 45 | Yemen | 141 | 2024 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 120 | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Cameroon | 107 | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Mexico | 101 | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 49 | Timor-Leste | 99 | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 50 | Kenya | 94 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 51 | Mali | 93 | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 83 | 2024 | down 77.6% | falling |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 82 | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Thailand | 80 | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 78 | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 56 | Benin | 74 | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Togo | 74 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 58 | Liberia | 63 | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Cambodia | 46 | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Viet Nam | 45 | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 41 | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Haiti | 41 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 63 | Peru | 32 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 64 | Rwanda | 30 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 65 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 26 | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 26 | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 25 | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 24 | 2024 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 23 | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 23 | 2024 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Qatar | 21 | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 20 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Namibia | 20 | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 74 | France | 19 | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 75 | Morocco | 18 | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 75 | South Africa | 18 | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Bhutan | 17 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 78 | Portugal | 17 | 2024 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Guyana | 16 | 2024 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 81 | United Kingdom | 12 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Japan | 12 | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 11 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Tuvalu | 11 | 2022 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 11 | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 10 | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 87 | Australia | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Samoa | 9 | 2020 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 89 | Spain | 8 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 89 | Fiji | 8 | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Gambia | 8 | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Sweden | 8 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritania | 7 | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 7 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 6 | 2024 | down 84.2% | falling |
| 95 | Chile | 6 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 95 | Cabo Verde | 6 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Kuwait | 6 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 6 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 95 | TΓΌrkiye | 6 | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 102 | Republic of Korea | 5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Singapore | 5 | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 104 | Gabon | 4 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Libya | 4 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 104 | New Zealand | 4 | 2022 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 104 | Panama | 4 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Canada | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Eritrea | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Iraq | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Italy | 3 | 2022 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 108 | El Salvador | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Uruguay | 3 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 115 | Israel | 2 | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 115 | Netherlands | 2 | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 115 | Palau | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 115 | Tunisia | 2 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 119 | Bahrain | 1 | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Botswana | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Germany | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Denmark | 1 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 119 | Jamaica | 1 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Lesotho | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Maldives | 1 | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritius | 1 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 119 | Oman | 1 | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Russian Federation | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Belgium | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Bahamas | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Belize | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Cyprus | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Djibouti | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Dominica | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Grenada | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Guatemala | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Honduras | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Lebanon | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Malta | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Norway | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Nauru | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Tonga | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |