Reported cases of leprosy in Venezuela
Venezuela: Reported cases of leprosy was 302 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
302
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
24th
of 181 countries
All-time high
768
in 2005
All-time low
143
in 2020
Years of data
19
2005–2024
Reported cases of leprosy in Venezuela, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 302 for reported cases of leprosy in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported cases of leprosy in Venezuela peaked at 768 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 143, in 2020.
Venezuela ranks 24th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Reported cases of leprosy in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 768 | — |
| 2006 | 768 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 683 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 586 | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 567 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 636 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 577 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 692 | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 513 | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 448 | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 303 | -32.4% |
| 2017 | 332 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 245 | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 291 | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 143 | -50.9% |
| 2021 | 239 | +67.1% |
| 2022 | 325 | +36.0% |
| 2023 | 338 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 302 | -10.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 302 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88, 3.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 302 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6, 50.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 674.4 | 567 | 768 | 5 |
| 2010s | 448.56 | 245 | 692 | 9 |
| 2020s | 269.4 | 143 | 338 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 41.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 110.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 39,390 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported cases of leprosy in Venezuela?
- Reported cases of leprosy in Venezuela was 302 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reported cases of leprosy recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 768 in 2005.
- What is the lowest reported cases of leprosy recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 143 in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for reported cases of leprosy?
- Venezuela ranks 24th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reported cases of leprosy rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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