Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases by country

Countries reporting
79
Highest
456
Nepal
Lowest
0
New Zealand
Median
1
Years covered
9
2016–2024
Data points
1,042

What the numbers show

Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 456 in Nepal; the lowest is 0 in New Zealand.

The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 11.27.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 1,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 100.0%).

Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nepal 456 2024 down 24.0% volatile
2 Malaysia 78 2024 down 8.2% flat
3 United Arab Emirates 41 2024 up 2.5% falling
3 Haiti 41 2024 volatile
5 Uganda 24 2024 volatile
6 Saudi Arabia 23 2024 up 109.1% rising
7 Qatar 21 2024 down 41.7% volatile
8 Chad 19 2024 down 44.1% volatile
9 Colombia 18 2024 up 1,700.0% volatile
10 France 17 2024 up 112.5% rising
11 Argentina 16 2024 down 78.9% volatile
12 Dominican Republic 15 2024 up 150.0% volatile
13 Japan 12 2024 up 300.0% volatile
13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12 2024 up 140.0% volatile
15 Spain 8 2024 up 14.3% rising
15 Australia 8 2024 down 46.7% falling
15 Sweden 8 2024 volatile
18 Kuwait 6 2024 unchanged flat
18 Chile 6 2024 up 500.0% rising
20 Republic of Korea 5 2024 up 150.0% volatile
20 Benin 5 2024 unchanged volatile
20 Peru 5 2024 volatile
23 Niger 4 2024 volatile
23 Sudan 4 2024 down 63.6% volatile
23 Egypt 4 2024 volatile
26 Pakistan 3 2024 up 200.0% volatile
26 Paraguay 3 2024 unchanged volatile
26 Libya 3 2024 volatile
29 Fiji 2 2024 up 100.0% volatile
29 Netherlands 2 2023 down 60.0% falling
29 Brazil 2 2024 down 33.3% volatile
29 Mexico 2 2024 volatile
29 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2 2024 up 100.0% volatile
29 Morocco 2 2024 volatile
29 China 2 2024 volatile
36 Saint Lucia 1 2024 volatile
36 Bahrain 1 2024 down 50.0% volatile
36 Malawi 1 2024 volatile
36 Thailand 1 2024 down 97.5% falling
36 Ecuador 1 2024 volatile
36 Denmark 1 2024 volatile
36 Germany 1 2024 down 50.0% volatile
36 Guinea-Bissau 1 2024 down 85.7% volatile
36 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 2024 down 50.0% volatile
36 Kiribati 1 2024 volatile
36 Uruguay 1 2024 volatile
47 Seychelles 0 2024 volatile
47 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2024 volatile
47 Rwanda 0 2024 volatile
47 Tuvalu 0 2021 volatile
47 Viet Nam 0 2024 volatile
47 Senegal 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
47 Yemen 0 2024 volatile
47 Timor-Leste 0 2024 volatile
47 Singapore 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
47 Andorra 0 2024 volatile
47 Panama 0 2024 volatile
47 Belgium 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
47 Burkina Faso 0 2024 volatile
47 Belize 0 2024 volatile
47 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0 2024 volatile
47 Brunei Darussalam 0 2024 volatile
47 Bhutan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
47 Comoros 0 2024 volatile
47 Costa Rica 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
47 Cuba 0 2024 volatile
47 Ghana 0 2024 volatile
47 Guyana 0 2024 volatile
47 Oman 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
47 Indonesia 0 2024 volatile
47 Lebanon 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
47 Lesotho 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
47 Madagascar 0 2024 volatile
47 Maldives 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
47 Malta 0 2023 volatile
47 Mauritius 0 2024 volatile
47 Nigeria 0 2024 volatile
47 Norway 0 2024 volatile
47 New Zealand 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
148 places, 1,042 data points, 2016–2024
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