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
179
Highest
100,957 Cases
India
Lowest
0 Cases
Niue
Median
8 Cases
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
2,662
What the numbers show
Reported cases of leprosy is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 100,957 Cases in India; the lowest is 0 Cases in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 8 Cases, and the mean is 966.91 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 | Albania | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Andorra | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Austria | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Belgium | 0 Cases | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Bahamas | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Belarus | 0 Cases | 2021 | — | flat |
| 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 | Czechia | 0 Cases | 2018 | — | flat |
| 131 | Djibouti | 0 Cases | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Dominica | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Algeria | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Estonia | 0 Cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 131 | Finland | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Georgia | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 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 | Croatia | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Hungary | 0 Cases | 2022 | — | flat |
| 131 | Iceland | 0 Cases | 2023 | — | flat |
| 131 | Jordan | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Kazakhstan | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Lebanon | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Lithuania | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Latvia | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Monaco | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Mongolia | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Norway | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Nauru | 0 Cases | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | North Korea | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Romania | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | San Marino | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 Cases | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Slovakia | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Slovenia | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 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 |
| 131 | Cook Islands | 0 Cases | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Niue | 0 Cases | 2022 | — | flat |
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.