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
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010–2024
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -40.5% | 51.67 million | 30.73 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 4 Indonesia 67.22 million compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 61.15 million compare
- 6 Bangladesh 55.18 million compare
- 7 Philippines 39.44 million compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 38.26 million compare
- 9 Pakistan 27.75 million compare
- 10 Mozambique 24.31 million compare
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,075 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,579 (2024)
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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