Number of new leprosy cases in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number of new leprosy cases was 302 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
302
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
24th
of 180 countries
All-time high
768
in 2005
All-time low
143
in 2020
Years of data
19
2005–2024
Number of new leprosy cases in Venezuela, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, number of new leprosy cases in Venezuela stood at 302.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new leprosy cases in Venezuela peaked at 768 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 143, in 2020.
Venezuela ranks 24th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Number of new leprosy cases in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 768 | — |
| 2006 | 768 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 683 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 586 | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 567 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 636 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 577 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 692 | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 513 | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 448 | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 303 | -32.4% |
| 2017 | 332 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 245 | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 291 | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 143 | -50.9% |
| 2021 | 239 | +67.1% |
| 2022 | 325 | +36.0% |
| 2023 | 338 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 302 | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 674.4 | 567 | 768 | 5 |
| 2010s | 448.56 | 245 | 692 | 9 |
| 2020s | 269.4 | 143 | 338 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new leprosy cases in Venezuela?
- Number of new leprosy cases in Venezuela was 302 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 768 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of new leprosy cases recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 143 in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for number of new leprosy cases?
- Venezuela ranks 24th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new leprosy cases rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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