Australia vs Samoa: Reported cases of leprosy

Australia

9 Cases

in 2024

Samoa

9 Cases

in 2020

Australia rank

87th

Samoa rank

87th

Reported cases of leprosy over time

Australia
Samoa

How they compare

Australia currently reports 9 Cases against 9 Cases in Samoa, a difference of 0 Cases.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Samoa ahead.

Australia ranks 87th and Samoa ranks 87th of 181 countries.

Individual pages

Reported cases of leprosy in Australia
Reported cases of leprosy in Samoa
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.