National Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Program

Data & Statistics

National Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Registry collects data from health care providers and agencies. Data are analyzed and reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• Registry Report: A Summary of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) in the United States 2006
• Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Surveillance Form on which providers report new cases to the National Hansen's Disease Program

Highlights from A Summary of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) in the United States 2006

• 137 new cases reported
• 30 States reported new cases
• 63 percent (86) of new cases were reported by California, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York and Texas
• The largest proportion of cases (61) that identified an ethnic association declared themselves to be white
• 67 percent (92) of new cases were in males
• age of individuals with new cases ranged from 7 to 83 years
• Thirty Years: U.S. New Reported Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Cases by Year, 1975-2006 as chart and graph

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In 2006, a total of 137 cases of Hansen's disease were reported in the U.S. In the last 30 years (1975-2005), 7,166 new cases have been reported. The number of cases reported per year peaked at 456 in 1983 and, since 1988, has remained relatively stable.

Registry Reports 2001-2005

• Number of U.S. Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Cases by Year, 1824-2005
  • 2005 A Summary of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) in the United States
  • 2004 A Summary of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) in the United States
  • 2003 A Summary of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) in the United States
  • 2002 A Summary of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) in the United States
  • 2001 A Summary of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) in the United States

  Customized Reports

  Special reports may be generated from the registry data upon request. Those of general interest are available here and download.

  • Reported U.S. vs. Foreign Born Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Cases, 1992-2002 Shows the constancy of U.S. born cases and how the number of reported Hansen's disease (leprosy) cases in the U.S. are influenced by immigration patterns.
  • Endemic Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) in Louisiana - 2001 Summary of the 13 endemic leprosy cases reported from Louisiana in 2001.