Number of new leprosy cases in Ghana
Ghana: Number of new leprosy cases was 278 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
278
Change on year
up 18.8%
World rank
28th
of 180 countries
All-time high
803
in 2005
All-time low
234
in 2023
Years of data
14
2005–2024
Number of new leprosy cases in Ghana, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new leprosy cases in Ghana is 278, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 18.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new leprosy cases in Ghana peaked at 803 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 234, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 28th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Number of new leprosy cases in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 803 | — |
| 2007 | 594 | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 557 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 623 | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 302 | -51.5% |
| 2016 | 291 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 258 | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 276 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 279 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 260 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 263 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 277 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 234 | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 278 | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 644.25 | 557 | 803 | 4 |
| 2010s | 281.2 | 258 | 302 | 5 |
| 2020s | 262.4 | 234 | 278 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new leprosy cases in Ghana?
- Number of new leprosy cases in Ghana was 278 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 803 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 234 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for number of new leprosy cases?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new leprosy cases rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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