Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis by country
Countries reporting
56
Highest
79,586
Ethiopia
Lowest
0
Mexico
Median
16
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
652
What the numbers show
Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 79,586 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 16, and the mean is 1,794.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 982.9%), and the largest decrease in Solomon Islands (down 100.0%).
Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 79,586 | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 2 | South Sudan | 4,180 | 2025 | up 982.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3,125 | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3,034 | 2025 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 5 | Niger | 2,363 | 2025 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Chad | 1,598 | 2025 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Eritrea | 1,011 | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 8 | Kenya | 905 | 2025 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 707 | 2025 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 590 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Zambia | 583 | 2025 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Mozambique | 456 | 2025 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Senegal | 452 | 2025 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 317 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Myanmar | 264 | 2025 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 225 | 2025 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 224 | 2025 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Egypt | 159 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 156 | 2025 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Malawi | 133 | 2025 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Cambodia | 75 | 2025 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Nepal | 51 | 2025 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Guinea | 40 | 2025 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Sudan | 38 | 2025 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 25 | India | 33 | 2025 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Gambia | 25 | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Ghana | 19 | 2025 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 18 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 14 | 2025 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Kiribati | 14 | 2025 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Brazil | 11 | 2025 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Benin | 11 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 10 | 2025 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Botswana | 6 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2 | 2025 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Pakistan | 2 | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Australia | 2 | 2025 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Naoero | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Togo | 1 | 2025 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Angola | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | China | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Cameroon | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Algeria | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Mauritania | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Iraq | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Peru | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Libya | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Oman | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Morocco | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Mexico | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |