Reported cases of leprosy in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Reported cases of leprosy was 78 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Reported cases of leprosy in Micronesia (country), 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 78 for reported cases of leprosy in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported cases of leprosy in Micronesia (country) peaked at 260 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 78, in 2024.
That places Micronesia (country) 55th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 260 | — |
| 2006 | 151 | -41.9% |
| 2007 | 141 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 124 | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 122 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 117 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 196 | +67.5% |
| 2012 | 252 | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 195 | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 178 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 164 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 169 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 141 | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 127 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 144 | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 129 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 89 | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 92 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 78 | -14.3% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 78 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 13.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 78 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.5, 4.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reported cases of leprosy in Micronesia (country) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +67.5% | 117 | 196 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 159.6 | 122 | 260 | 5 |
| 2010s | 168.3 | 117 | 252 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8 | 78 | 129 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More reference data data for Micronesia (country)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported cases of leprosy in Micronesia (country)?
- Reported cases of leprosy in Micronesia (country) was 78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reported cases of leprosy recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 260 in 2005.
- What is the lowest reported cases of leprosy recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 in 2024.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for reported cases of leprosy?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 55th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reported cases of leprosy rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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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