Number of new leprosy cases by country
Countries reporting
162
Highest
91,783
India
Lowest
0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
13.5
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
2,869
What the numbers show
Number of new leprosy cases is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 91,783 in India; the lowest is 0 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.5, and the mean is 1,035.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 1,074.8%), 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 | 91,783 | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 2 | Brazil | 22,901 | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 16,292 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3,558 | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,026 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 6 | Nepal | 2,897 | 2025 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 2,774 | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 8 | Mozambique | 2,707 | 2025 | up 102.8% | flat |
| 9 | Nigeria | 2,482 | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 10 | Philippines | 1,672 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 11 | Tanzania | 1,418 | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 12 | Madagascar | 1,368 | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 1,282 | 2025 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 14 | Somalia | 1,257 | 2025 | up 1,074.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Myanmar | 1,098 | 2025 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 790 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 17 | Egypt | 644 | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 18 | Sudan | 633 | 2025 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 575 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 20 | South Sudan | 447 | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 21 | Malaysia | 381 | 2025 | up 81.4% | flat |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 371 | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 23 | United States | 369 | 2023 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 24 | Niger | 362 | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 25 | Venezuela | 337 | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 26 | Pakistan | 302 | 2025 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 27 | Senegal | 285 | 2025 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 28 | Chad | 283 | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 278 | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 30 | Paraguay | 272 | 2025 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 31 | China | 268 | 2025 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Burundi | 262 | 2025 | down 39.2% | flat |
| 32 | Ghana | 262 | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 34 | Zambia | 249 | 2025 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 35 | Colombia | 237 | 2025 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 36 | Guinea | 221 | 2025 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Comoros | 217 | 2025 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 214 | 2025 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Uganda | 204 | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 168 | 2025 | up 147.1% | rising |
| 41 | Kiribati | 151 | 2025 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 42 | Cameroon | 150 | 2025 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 145 | 2025 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Liberia | 143 | 2025 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Argentina | 134 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 46 | Cuba | 124 | 2025 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 47 | Congo | 95 | 2025 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 48 | Mali | 91 | 2025 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Mexico | 88 | 2025 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 50 | Benin | 87 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Kenya | 80 | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 52 | Thailand | 75 | 2025 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 53 | East Timor | 72 | 2025 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 54 | Micronesia (country) | 70 | 2025 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 63 | 2025 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 56 | Togo | 61 | 2025 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 57 | Solomon Islands | 58 | 2025 | up 346.2% | rising |
| 58 | Qatar | 45 | 2025 | up 73.1% | falling |
| 59 | Cambodia | 43 | 2025 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 41 | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Marshall Islands | 40 | 2025 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Vietnam | 38 | 2025 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Bolivia | 36 | 2025 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Namibia | 32 | 2025 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Haiti | 29 | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 66 | Peru | 28 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 68 | Ecuador | 23 | 2025 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 21 | 2025 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Yemen | 21 | 2025 | down 91.8% | falling |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 19 | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 18 | 2025 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Guyana | 18 | 2025 | down 43.8% | flat |
| 72 | Rwanda | 18 | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 75 | France | 17 | 2025 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 17 | 2025 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Australia | 16 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 78 | Afghanistan | 15 | 2025 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 78 | Equatorial Guinea | 15 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | Laos | 14 | 2025 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Morocco | 14 | 2025 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Spain | 13 | 2025 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 82 | Fiji | 13 | 2025 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 13 | 2025 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 12 | 2025 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 11 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Bhutan | 10 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 87 | South Africa | 10 | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Chile | 9 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Iran | 9 | 2025 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Mauritania | 9 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Oman | 9 | 2025 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Japan | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Kuwait | 8 | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Portugal | 8 | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Sweden | 8 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Gabon | 7 | 2025 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Gambia | 7 | 2025 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Samoa | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Nauru | 5 | 2025 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 5 | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Cape Verde | 4 | 2025 | down 55.6% | rising |
| 103 | Germany | 4 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Jamaica | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Libya | 4 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 103 | New Zealand | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 103 | Singapore | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 109 | Brunei | 3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Eritrea | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Italy | 3 | 2022 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 109 | South Korea | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Maldives | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Panama | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Syria | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Uruguay | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Israel | 2 | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 117 | Malta | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Palau | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 117 | Romania | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Tunisia | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Ukraine | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Austria | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Canada | 1 | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Denmark | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Finland | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Guatemala | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Croatia | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Lesotho | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Mauritius | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Netherlands | 1 | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Russia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 124 | El Salvador | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Andorra | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Belgium | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahrain | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahamas | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Belize | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Barbados | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Botswana | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Cyprus | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Djibouti | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Dominica | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Algeria | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Grenada | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Honduras | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Ireland | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Iraq | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Lebanon | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Norway | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Eswatini | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Seychelles | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Tonga | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Turkey | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.