Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 39.15 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
39.15 million
Change on year
up 27.4%
Rank
7th
of 12 groups
All-time high
88.38 million
in 2010
All-time low
30.73 million
in 2023
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010–2024

40.0M60.0M80.0M2010201720242010: 88.4M2011: 76.0M2012: 76.5M2013: 72.2M2014: 73.8M2015: 70.8M2016: 68.5M2017: 75.5M2018: 62.9M2019: 63.1M2020: 61.7M2021: 61.7M2022: 51.7M2023: 30.7M2024: 39.2M

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 39.15 million for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in 2024.

The figure is up 27.4% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 88.38 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 30.73 million, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (number) in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2010 88.38 million
2011 75.99 million -14.0%
2012 76.52 million +0.7%
2013 72.24 million -5.6%
2014 73.85 million +2.2%
2015 70.76 million -4.2%
2016 68.48 million -3.2%
2017 75.50 million +10.2%
2018 62.90 million -16.7%
2019 63.05 million +0.2%
2020 61.75 million -2.1%
2021 61.66 million -0.1%
2022 51.67 million -16.2%
2023 30.73 million -40.5%
2024 39.15 million +27.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Latin America and the Caribbean 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 -40.5% 51.67 million 30.73 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 72.77 million 62.90 million 88.38 million 10
2020s 48.99 million 30.73 million 61.75 million 5

Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean

  1. 4 Indonesia 67.22 million compare
  2. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 61.15 million compare
  3. 6 Bangladesh 55.18 million compare
  4. 7 Philippines 39.44 million compare
  5. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 38.26 million compare
  6. 9 Pakistan 27.75 million compare
  7. 10 Mozambique 24.31 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Latin America and the Caribbean was 39.15 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 88.38 million in 2010.
What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 30.73 million in 2023.
How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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Indicator
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
218 places, 3,270 data points, 2010–2024
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