Number of new leprosy cases in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of new leprosy cases was 217 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of new leprosy cases in Pakistan, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 217 for number of new leprosy cases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new leprosy cases in Pakistan peaked at 551 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 217, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 35th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Number of new leprosy cases in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 551 | — |
| 2006 | 476 | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 496 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 447 | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 527 | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 396 | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 429 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 377 | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 431 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 501 | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 446 | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 397 | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 403 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 342 | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 347 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 225 | -35.2% |
| 2021 | 285 | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 259 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 236 | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 217 | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 499.4 | 447 | 551 | 5 |
| 2010s | 406.9 | 342 | 501 | 10 |
| 2020s | 244.4 | 217 | 285 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4132 % 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 0.1773 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.2929 % 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 0.1852 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new leprosy cases in Pakistan?
- Number of new leprosy cases in Pakistan was 217 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 551 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 217 in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of new leprosy cases?
- Pakistan ranks 35th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new leprosy cases rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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