Argentina vs Congo: Reported cases of leprosy

Argentina
155 Cases
in 2024
Congo
179 Cases
in 2024
Argentina rank
43rd
Congo rank
40th

Reported cases of leprosy over time

  • Argentina
  • Congo
100200300400500200520142024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 179 Cases against 155 Cases in Argentina, a difference of 24 Cases.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 43rd and Congo ranks 40th of 181 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Reported cases of leprosy
Unit
Cases
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
181 places, 2,662 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

The number of new cases of leprosy reported each year. Leprosy is a disease caused by a bacterial infection that can lead to significant disabilities.