Number of new leprosy cases in Samoa
Samoa: Number of new leprosy cases was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Number of new leprosy cases in Samoa, 2005–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of new leprosy cases in Samoa stood at 6.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new leprosy cases in Samoa peaked at 12 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2006.
That places Samoa 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of new leprosy cases in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 12 | +140.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 12 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +83.3% |
| 2018 | 5 | -54.5% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +80.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | -33.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 6 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15, 40% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new leprosy cases in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +140.0% | 5 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.75 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.38 | 5 | 12 | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.5 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 Samoa?
- Number of new leprosy cases in Samoa was 6 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2006.
- How does Samoa rank for number of new leprosy cases?
- Samoa ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new leprosy cases rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa 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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