Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 672.36 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Central and Southern Asia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia recorded 672.36 million for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 1.06 billion in 2011 and was at its lowest, 672.36 million, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.05 billion | — |
| 2011 | 1.06 billion | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 billion | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 896.64 million | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 866.09 million | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 794.69 million | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 801.57 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 812.43 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 818.36 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 851.67 million | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 867.45 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 792.57 million | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 773.53 million | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 745.15 million | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 672.36 million | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 895.67 million | 794.69 million | 1.06 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 770.21 million | 672.36 million | 867.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
More health data for Central and Southern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.24 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 4.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 781,347 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 162,932 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Central and Southern Asia?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Central and Southern Asia was 672.36 million 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 Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 billion in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 672.36 million in 2024.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia 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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