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