Number of new leprosy cases in Burundi
Burundi: Number of new leprosy cases was 251 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
251
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
32nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
546
in 2010
All-time low
239
in 2007
Years of data
14
2005–2024
Number of new leprosy cases in Burundi, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new leprosy cases in Burundi is 251, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new leprosy cases in Burundi peaked at 546 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 239, in 2007.
Burundi ranks 32nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Number of new leprosy cases in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 293 | — |
| 2006 | 288 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 239 | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 275 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 280 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 546 | +95.0% |
| 2011 | 445 | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 431 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 426 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 339 | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 440 | +29.8% |
| 2022 | 471 | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 248 | -47.3% |
| 2024 | 251 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 275 | 239 | 293 | 5 |
| 2010s | 437.4 | 339 | 546 | 5 |
| 2020s | 352.5 | 248 | 471 | 4 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2212 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new leprosy cases in Burundi?
- Number of new leprosy cases in Burundi was 251 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 546 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 239 in 2007.
- How does Burundi rank for number of new leprosy cases?
- Burundi ranks 32nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new leprosy cases rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of new leprosy cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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