Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in World
World: Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical was 1.41 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in World, 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 World is 1.41 billion, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in World peaked at 2.19 billion in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.41 billion, 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.19 billion | — |
| 2011 | 2.17 billion | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.13 billion | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.04 billion | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.93 billion | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.80 billion | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.76 billion | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.76 billion | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.75 billion | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.74 billion | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.73 billion | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.65 billion | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.62 billion | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.49 billion | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 1.41 billion | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.93 billion | 1.74 billion | 2.19 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 billion | 1.41 billion | 1.73 billion | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in World?
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical in World was 1.41 billion 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 billion in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 billion in 2024.
- How does World rank for number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical?
- World ranks 1st out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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