Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Bhutan
Bhutan: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 173,578 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Bhutan, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Bhutan is 173,578, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Bhutan peaked at 241,761 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69,283, in 2011.
Bhutan ranks 89th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 69,529 | — |
| 2011 | 69,283 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 69,535 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 108,115 | +55.5% |
| 2014 | 107,846 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 227,111 | +110.6% |
| 2016 | 241,761 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 234,506 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 222,639 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 229,846 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 229,837 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 181,040 | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 173,578 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 173,578 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 173,578 | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 173,578 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.21 million, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 173,578 is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.22 million, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +110.6% | 107,846 | 227,111 |
| 2013 | +55.5% | 69,535 | 108,115 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 158,017 | 69,283 | 241,761 | 10 |
| 2020s | 186,322 | 173,578 | 229,837 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Bhutan?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Bhutan was 173,578 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 241,761 in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,283 in 2011.
- How does Bhutan rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- Bhutan ranks 89th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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