Kazakhstan hasn't registered a new case of leprosy for eight years.

January 25 is World Leprosy Day. Today, Kazakhstan is seeing a decline in the incidence of leprosy (Hansen's disease). There are no children or adolescents affected. Leprosy affects exclusively older people, which is typical in dying outbreaks of this infection.

The decline in leprosy incidence in the country has been steady. Recently, sporadic cases of leprosy have continued to be registered; three have been identified over the past 12 years, the last in 2017. As of the beginning of 2026, there are 212 patients and 224 contacts living in Kazakhstan.