Reported cases of leprosy in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Reported cases of leprosy was 83 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Reported cases of leprosy in Dominican Republic, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, reported cases of leprosy in Dominican Republic stood at 83.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported cases of leprosy in Dominican Republic peaked at 370 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 74, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Reported cases of leprosy in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 155 | — |
| 2006 | 177 | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 164 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 154 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 167 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 144 | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 154 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 124 | -19.5% |
| 2013 | 128 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 370 | +189.1% |
| 2015 | 138 | -62.7% |
| 2016 | 125 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 131 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 218 | +66.4% |
| 2019 | 175 | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 74 | -57.7% |
| 2021 | 148 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 97 | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 87 | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 83 | -4.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 83 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 13.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 83 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6, 13.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reported cases of leprosy in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +189.1% | 128 | 370 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163.4 | 154 | 177 | 5 |
| 2010s | 170.7 | 124 | 370 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8 | 74 | 148 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 49 East Timor 99 compare
- 50 Kenya 94 compare
- 51 Mali 93 compare
- 53 Solomon Islands 82 compare
- 54 Thailand 80 compare
- 55 Micronesia (country) 78 compare
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported cases of leprosy in Dominican Republic?
- Reported cases of leprosy in Dominican Republic was 83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reported cases of leprosy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 370 in 2014.
- What is the lowest reported cases of leprosy recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for reported cases of leprosy?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reported cases of leprosy rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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