Reported cases of leprosy by country
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.
Countries reporting
154
Highest
100,957 Cases
India
Lowest
0 Cases
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
17.5 Cases
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
2,662
What the numbers show
Reported cases of leprosy is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 100,957 Cases in India; the lowest is 0 Cases in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.5 Cases, and the mean is 1,124 Cases.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 8,192.9%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Reported cases of leprosy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 100,957 Cases | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 2 | Brazil | 22,129 Cases | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 14,698 Cases | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3,519 Cases | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3,038 Cases | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 2,863 Cases | 2024 | up 114.5% | falling |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 2,523 Cases | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 8 | Nepal | 2,472 Cases | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 9 | Nigeria | 1,770 Cases | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 10 | Madagascar | 1,713 Cases | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 11 | Philippines | 1,707 Cases | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 1,282 Cases | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 13 | Tanzania | 1,255 Cases | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 14 | Myanmar | 1,170 Cases | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 15 | Somalia | 1,161 Cases | 2024 | up 8,192.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Angola | 883 Cases | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 584 Cases | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 18 | South Sudan | 558 Cases | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 19 | Egypt | 521 Cases | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 20 | United States | 369 Cases | 2023 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 368 Cases | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 22 | Malawi | 341 Cases | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 23 | Niger | 323 Cases | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 24 | Venezuela | 302 Cases | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 25 | Comoros | 300 Cases | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 26 | Chad | 282 Cases | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 27 | Paraguay | 279 Cases | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 28 | Ghana | 278 Cases | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 29 | Zambia | 272 Cases | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 30 | Malaysia | 269 Cases | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 31 | China | 267 Cases | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Burundi | 251 Cases | 2024 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 33 | Uganda | 246 Cases | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 34 | Sudan | 234 Cases | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Pakistan | 217 Cases | 2024 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 36 | Guinea | 199 Cases | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 197 Cases | 2024 | up 189.7% | rising |
| 38 | Senegal | 184 Cases | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 39 | Colombia | 180 Cases | 2024 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 40 | Congo | 179 Cases | 2024 | up 237.7% | rising |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 165 Cases | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Kiribati | 163 Cases | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 155 Cases | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 44 | Cuba | 151 Cases | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 45 | Yemen | 141 Cases | 2024 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 120 Cases | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Cameroon | 107 Cases | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Mexico | 101 Cases | 2024 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 49 | East Timor | 99 Cases | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 50 | Kenya | 94 Cases | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 51 | Mali | 93 Cases | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 83 Cases | 2024 | down 77.6% | falling |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 82 Cases | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Thailand | 80 Cases | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Micronesia (country) | 78 Cases | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 56 | Benin | 74 Cases | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Togo | 74 Cases | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 58 | Liberia | 63 Cases | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Cambodia | 46 Cases | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Vietnam | 45 Cases | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 41 Cases | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Haiti | 41 Cases | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 63 | Peru | 32 Cases | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 64 | Rwanda | 30 Cases | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 65 | Bolivia | 26 Cases | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 26 Cases | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 25 Cases | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Laos | 24 Cases | 2024 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 23 Cases | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 23 Cases | 2024 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Qatar | 21 Cases | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 20 Cases | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Namibia | 20 Cases | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 74 | France | 19 Cases | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 75 | Morocco | 18 Cases | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18 Cases | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 75 | South Africa | 18 Cases | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Bhutan | 17 Cases | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 78 | Portugal | 17 Cases | 2024 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Guyana | 16 Cases | 2024 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 81 | United Kingdom | 12 Cases | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Japan | 12 Cases | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Iran | 11 Cases | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Tuvalu | 11 Cases | 2022 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 11 Cases | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 10 Cases | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 87 | Australia | 9 Cases | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Samoa | 9 Cases | 2020 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 89 | Spain | 8 Cases | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 89 | Fiji | 8 Cases | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Gambia | 8 Cases | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Suriname | 8 Cases | 2024 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 89 | Sweden | 8 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritania | 7 Cases | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 7 Cases | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 6 Cases | 2024 | down 84.2% | falling |
| 96 | Chile | 6 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Cape Verde | 6 Cases | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 96 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 Cases | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Kuwait | 6 Cases | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 6 Cases | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Turkey | 6 Cases | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 103 | South Korea | 5 Cases | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Singapore | 5 Cases | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 105 | Gabon | 4 Cases | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Libya | 4 Cases | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 105 | New Zealand | 4 Cases | 2022 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 105 | Panama | 4 Cases | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Canada | 3 Cases | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Eritrea | 3 Cases | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Iraq | 3 Cases | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Italy | 3 Cases | 2022 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 109 | El Salvador | 3 Cases | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Uruguay | 3 Cases | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 3 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Israel | 2 Cases | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 116 | Netherlands | 2 Cases | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 116 | Palau | 2 Cases | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 116 | Tunisia | 2 Cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Bahrain | 1 Cases | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Botswana | 1 Cases | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | Germany | 1 Cases | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Denmark | 1 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Jamaica | 1 Cases | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 1 Cases | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Lesotho | 1 Cases | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Maldives | 1 Cases | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Mauritius | 1 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Oman | 1 Cases | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Russia | 1 Cases | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Andorra | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Belgium | 0 Cases | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Bahamas | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Belize | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Barbados | 0 Cases | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Brunei | 0 Cases | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Cyprus | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Djibouti | 0 Cases | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Dominica | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Algeria | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Grenada | 0 Cases | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Guatemala | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Honduras | 0 Cases | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Kazakhstan | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Lebanon | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Malta | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Norway | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Nauru | 0 Cases | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 Cases | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Seychelles | 0 Cases | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Syria | 0 Cases | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Tonga | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
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.