Number of new leprosy cases in Comoros
Comoros: Number of new leprosy cases was 217 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of new leprosy cases in Comoros, 2005–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of new leprosy cases in Comoros stood at 217.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new leprosy cases in Comoros peaked at 502 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 108, in 2007.
That places Comoros 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Number of new leprosy cases in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 133 | — |
| 2006 | 132 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 108 | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 336 | +211.1% |
| 2009 | 318 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 502 | +57.9% |
| 2013 | 480 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 324 | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 343 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 310 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 429 | +38.4% |
| 2018 | 275 | -35.9% |
| 2019 | 478 | +73.8% |
| 2020 | 236 | -50.6% |
| 2021 | 239 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 263 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 241 | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 300 | +24.5% |
| 2025 | 217 | -27.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 217 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72, 3.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 217 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 147.5, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new leprosy cases in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +211.1% | 108 | 336 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 205.4 | 108 | 336 | 5 |
| 2010s | 392.62 | 275 | 502 | 8 |
| 2020s | 249.33 | 217 | 300 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % 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 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % 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 in Comoros?
- Number of new leprosy cases in Comoros was 217 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 502 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 108 in 2007.
- How does Comoros rank for number of new leprosy cases?
- Comoros ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new leprosy cases rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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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