Reported cases of leprosy in Palau
Palau: Reported cases of leprosy was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Reported cases of leprosy in Palau, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, reported cases of leprosy in Palau stood at 2.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported cases of leprosy in Palau peaked at 6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2018.
Palau ranks 116th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Reported cases of leprosy in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2006 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | -50.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.5, 11% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reported cases of leprosy in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +300.0% | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | +200.0% | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | +200.0% | 1 | 3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.25 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported cases of leprosy in Palau?
- Reported cases of leprosy in Palau was 2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reported cases of leprosy recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2006.
- What is the lowest reported cases of leprosy recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2018.
- How does Palau rank for reported cases of leprosy?
- Palau ranks 116th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reported cases of leprosy rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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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