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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
61 places, 652 data points, 2014–2025
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