Reported cases of leprosy in Comoros
Comoros: Reported cases of leprosy was 300 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reported cases of leprosy in Comoros, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 300 for reported cases of leprosy in 2024.
The figure is up 24.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported cases of leprosy in Comoros peaked at 502 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 108, in 2007.
Comoros ranks 25th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Reported cases of leprosy in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 133 | — |
| 2006 | 132 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 108 | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 336 | +211.1% |
| 2009 | 318 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 502 | +57.9% |
| 2013 | 480 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 324 | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 343 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 310 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 429 | +38.4% |
| 2018 | 275 | -35.9% |
| 2019 | 478 | +73.8% |
| 2020 | 236 | -50.6% |
| 2021 | 239 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 263 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 241 | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 300 | +24.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 300 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88, 3.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 300 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 165, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reported cases of leprosy in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +211.1% | 108 | 336 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 205.4 | 108 | 336 | 5 |
| 2010s | 392.62 | 275 | 502 | 8 |
| 2020s | 255.8 | 236 | 300 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported cases of leprosy in Comoros?
- Reported cases of leprosy in Comoros was 300 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reported cases of leprosy recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 502 in 2011.
- What is the lowest reported cases of leprosy recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 108 in 2007.
- How does Comoros rank for reported cases of leprosy?
- Comoros ranks 25th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reported cases of leprosy rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Reported cases of leprosy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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