Number of new leprosy cases in Samoa
Samoa: Number of new leprosy cases was 9 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
9
Change on year
up 80.0%
World rank
87th
of 180 countries
All-time high
12
in 2010
All-time low
5
in 2006
Years of data
13
2005–2020
Number of new leprosy cases in Samoa, 2005–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, number of new leprosy cases in Samoa stood at 9.
That represents a change of up 80.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% 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 87th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.75 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.38 | 5 | 12 | 8 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.5618 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4963 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new leprosy cases in Samoa?
- Number of new leprosy cases in Samoa was 9 in 2020, 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 87th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of new leprosy cases rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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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