Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Guinea
Guinea: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 11.78 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Guinea, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Guinea stood at 11.78 million. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.2% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Guinea peaked at 11.78 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.25 million, in 2016.
That places Guinea 21st out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.20 million | — |
| 2011 | 8.30 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.27 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 8.74 million | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 8.84 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.97 million | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 7.25 million | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 7.62 million | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 7.48 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.48 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.18 million | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 8.41 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 8.64 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 8.40 million | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 11.78 million | +40.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 11.78 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.21 million, 5.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 11.78 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.53 million, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +40.2% | 8.40 million | 11.78 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.01 million | 7.25 million | 8.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.08 million | 8.18 million | 11.78 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Guinea?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Guinea was 11.78 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.78 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.25 million in 2016.
- How does Guinea rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- Guinea ranks 21st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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