New cases of leprosy worldwide in 2015, by country

Number of new cases of leprosy worldwide in 2015, by country

The data displays the number of new leprosy cases worldwide in 2015, by country. In that year, there were around 127,326 new cases of leprosy in India, the highest number of any country worldwide. Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a curable chronic infectious disease.

India 127326
Brazil 26395
Indonesia 17202
Democratic Republic of the Congo 4237
Bangladesh 3976
Ethiopia 3970
Nigeria 2892
Nepal 2751
Myanmar 2571
United Republic of Tanzania 2256
Sri Lanka 1977
Philippines 1617
Madagascar 1487
Mozambique 1335