Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Somalia
Somalia: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 3.79 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Somalia, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Somalia stood at 3.79 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Somalia peaked at 5.16 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.29 million, in 2018.
Somalia ranks 49th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.06 million | — |
| 2011 | 4.17 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.26 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.77 million | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 4.89 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.02 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.16 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.53 million | -51.0% |
| 2018 | 2.29 million | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 2.29 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.70 million | +61.8% |
| 2021 | 3.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.40 million | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 3.78 million | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 3.79 million | +0.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 3.79 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.07 million, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 3.79 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.53 million, 69% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +61.8% | 2.29 million | 3.70 million |
| 2017 | -51.0% | 5.16 million | 2.53 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.94 million | 2.29 million | 5.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 million | 3.40 million | 3.79 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 46 Burkina Faso 4.56 million compare
- 47 Senegal 3.95 million compare
- 48 Liberia 3.84 million compare
- 50 Tajikistan 3.45 million compare
- 51 Colombia 3.27 million compare
- 52 Syrian Arab Republic 2.99 million compare
- 52 Syria 2.99 million compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Somalia?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in Somalia was 3.79 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 million in 2018.
- How does Somalia rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- Somalia ranks 49th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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