How Many People Suffer from Leprosy today ?
The real number of people who have caught leprosy is unknown. Many still need to be found. According to the 2009 WHO report – 244,796 as the number of new patients detected to have leprosy all over the world. India is at the top with 133,717 of those newly detected. Once the medical treatment stops, the patient is no longer counted and comes off WHO statistics. it is estimated that there are over 3 million people who currently suffer from the long-term effects of leprosy.
