Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 28.49 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia is 28.49 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 80.49 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.49 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 79.52 million | — |
| 2011 | 77.61 million | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 77.45 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.49 million | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 62.15 million | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 39.84 million | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 37.82 million | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 29.63 million | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 35.42 million | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 34.71 million | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.66 million | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 28.70 million | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 29.08 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 29.41 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 28.49 million | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.46 million | 29.63 million | 80.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.67 million | 28.49 million | 32.66 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 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
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 22.62 million compare
- 11 Cote d'Ivoire 22.62 million compare
More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 305,786 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 4.7 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 157,513 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 52,963 (2024)
- Infant deaths 252,823 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 28.49 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.49 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.49 million in 2024.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western 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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