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
2005–2024
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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Number of new leprosy cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
181 places, 2,662 data points, 2005–2024
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