Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (number) by country
Countries reporting
207
Highest
553.99 million
India
Lowest
0
Brunei Darussalam
Median
13,660
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
3,285
What the numbers show
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (number) is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 553.99 million in India; the lowest is 0 in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 13,660, and the mean is 6.98 million.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 123 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 258,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 553.99 million | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 72.95 million | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 70.15 million | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 67.22 million | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 61.15 million | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 55.18 million | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 7 | Philippines | 39.44 million | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 38.26 million | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 9 | Pakistan | 27.75 million | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 24.31 million | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.62 million | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.62 million | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 13 | Uganda | 20.75 million | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 14 | Myanmar | 19.50 million | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 15 | Madagascar | 18.17 million | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 16.98 million | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 14.44 million | 2024 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 18 | Cameroon | 12.40 million | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 19 | Nepal | 12.26 million | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 20 | Sudan | 12.14 million | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 21 | Guinea | 11.78 million | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 22 | Mali | 11.41 million | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 23 | Malawi | 11.23 million | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 24 | Brazil | 10.30 million | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 10.28 million | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 26 | Kenya | 9.92 million | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 27 | South Sudan | 9.77 million | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 28 | Angola | 9.68 million | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 29 | Yemen | 9.07 million | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 30 | Rwanda | 8.63 million | 2024 | up 107.9% | rising |
| 31 | Vietnam | 8.41 million | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 8.41 million | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 33 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 7.38 million | 2024 | up 3,314.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 7.07 million | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 35 | Zambia | 7.04 million | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 36 | Central African Republic | 6.70 million | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 37 | Benin | 6.55 million | 2024 | up 50.2% | falling |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 6.25 million | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 39 | Chad | 6.17 million | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 40 | Burundi | 5.53 million | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 41 | Togo | 5.34 million | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 42 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5.30 million | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 43 | Niger | 5.10 million | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 44 | Cambodia | 4.79 million | 2024 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 45 | Haiti | 4.58 million | 2024 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 4.56 million | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Senegal | 3.95 million | 2024 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 48 | Liberia | 3.84 million | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 49 | Somalia | 3.79 million | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 3.45 million | 2024 | up 2,762.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Colombia | 3.27 million | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 52 | Syria | 2.99 million | 2024 | up 5,442.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.99 million | 2024 | up 5,442.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 2.98 million | 2024 | down 57.7% | flat |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 2.91 million | 2024 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 56 | Honduras | 2.21 million | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 57 | Iraq | 2.17 million | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.17 million | 2024 | up 1,871.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Egypt | 2.09 million | 2024 | up 3,265.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Paraguay | 2.09 million | 2024 | up 159.5% | rising |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 1.83 million | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 62 | Laos | 1.64 million | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.64 million | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 64 | Congo | 1.59 million | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 65 | El Salvador | 1.34 million | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 66 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.05 million | 2024 | up 124.9% | rising |
| 67 | Gabon | 978,475 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 68 | Eritrea | 813,233 | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Guinea-Bissau | 746,690 | 2024 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 70 | Guatemala | 729,890 | 2024 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 71 | Gambia | 672,208 | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritania | 596,151 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 73 | Solomon Islands | 595,815 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 74 | Guyana | 588,310 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 75 | Argentina | 581,955 | 2024 | up 15,489.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Mexico | 559,376 | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 77 | East Timor | 430,792 | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 77 | Timor-Leste | 430,792 | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 79 | Peru | 420,150 | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Eswatini | 419,521 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 81 | Lesotho | 387,421 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 82 | Fiji | 358,135 | 2024 | down 59.9% | flat |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 343,828 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 84 | Comoros | 277,694 | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 85 | Botswana | 273,235 | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | 196,714 | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Samoa | 191,219 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 88 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 189,894 | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Bhutan | 173,578 | 2024 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 90 | Cabo Verde | 143,054 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 91 | Kiribati | 130,322 | 2024 | up 138.0% | rising |
| 92 | Malaysia | 122,700 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Vanuatu | 114,130 | 2024 | down 56.5% | rising |
| 94 | Thailand | 104,768 | 2024 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Sao Tome and Principe | 102,313 | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Ecuador | 62,597 | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Panama | 58,388 | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 55,627 | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Tonga | 37,131 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 100 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 36,871 | 2024 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 31,870 | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 102 | China | 24,597 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Marshall Islands | 19,594 | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 104 | Singapore | 13,660 | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Algeria | 13,645 | 2024 | up 149.9% | falling |
| 106 | Nauru | 11,946 | 2024 | up 334.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Naoero | 11,946 | 2024 | up 334.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Mauritius | 9,918 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 8,924 | 2024 | up 304.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Australia | 8,631 | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Australia and New Zealand | 8,631 | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6,845 | 2024 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 113 | Tunisia | 3,619 | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Maldives | 3,295 | 2024 | up 341.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Tuvalu | 3,120 | 2024 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 116 | United States | 3,073 | 2024 | up 264.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Seychelles | 2,583 | 2024 | up 258,200.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | 2,035 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,022 | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Djibouti | 1,690 | 2024 | down 98.4% | falling |
| 121 | Belize | 1,201 | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Uruguay | 1,142 | 2024 | up 28,450.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Cuba | 1,137 | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Barbados | 1,133 | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 971 | 2024 | up 729.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Grenada | 798 | 2024 | up 1,946.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Libya | 546 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Lucia | 433 | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Dominica | 402 | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 253 | 2024 | up 237.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Suriname | 233 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Italy | 230 | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 133 | France | 198 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Germany | 183 | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 169 | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Chile | 163 | 2024 | up 443.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Lebanon | 162 | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 116 | 2024 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 138 | Spain | 116 | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Lithuania | 97 | 2024 | up 288.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Jordan | 89 | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Morocco | 81 | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Poland | 73 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 144 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 55 | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 145 | Austria | 54 | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | 43 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Greece | 42 | 2024 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 148 | Romania | 34 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Belgium | 31 | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Qatar | 29 | 2024 | down 49.1% | flat |
| 150 | Sweden | 29 | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Armenia | 23 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Portugal | 21 | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Hungary | 20 | 2024 | up 150.0% | flat |
| 155 | Czechia | 18 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Slovakia | 18 | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Slovenia | 17 | 2024 | up 142.9% | falling |
| 158 | Latvia | 14 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 159 | Japan | 13 | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 160 | United Kingdom | 12 | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Georgia | 12 | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Norway | 12 | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 160 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12 | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Croatia | 8 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Kuwait | 6 | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Palau | 6 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Turkey | 6 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Türkiye | 6 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Finland | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | South Korea | 5 | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Republic of Korea | 5 | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Canada | 4 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Ireland | 4 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Estonia | 3 | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Ukraine | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Oman | 2 | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Bahrain | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Denmark | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Albania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Bahamas | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Belarus | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Brunei | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Switzerland | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Cyprus | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Israel | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Monaco | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Malta | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Montenegro | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Mongolia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | New Zealand | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Russia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Serbia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Republic of Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Russian Federation | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.41 billion
- Central and Southern Asia 672.36 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 514.77 million
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 501.73 million
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 210.40 million
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 147.00 million
- Latin America and the Caribbean 39.15 million
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 28.49 million
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 17.57 million
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 7.75 million
- Europe and Northern America 4,491
- United States of America 3,073