Number of new leprosy cases in Guyana
Guyana: Number of new leprosy cases was 16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16
Change on year
down 44.8%
World rank
80th
of 180 countries
All-time high
72
in 2017
All-time low
16
in 2024
Years of data
19
2005–2024
Number of new leprosy cases in Guyana, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of new leprosy cases in Guyana stood at 16. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 44.8% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new leprosy cases in Guyana peaked at 72 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2024.
Guyana ranks 80th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Number of new leprosy cases in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28 | — |
| 2006 | 39 | +39.3% |
| 2007 | 26 | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 23 | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 19 | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 28 | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 32 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 52 | +62.5% |
| 2017 | 72 | +38.5% |
| 2018 | 50 | -30.6% |
| 2019 | 27 | -46.0% |
| 2021 | 32 | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | -44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 | 26 | 39 | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.9 | 19 | 72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5 | 16 | 32 | 4 |
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More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,225 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.5916 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.5605 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new leprosy cases in Guyana?
- Number of new leprosy cases in Guyana was 16 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 72 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for number of new leprosy cases?
- Guyana ranks 80th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new leprosy cases rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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