Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs was 16.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.98 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 193 countries
All-time high
16.98 million
in 2024
All-time low
12.25 million
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs in Afghanistan, 2010–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2010201720242010: 12.2M2011: 12.6M2012: 14.0M2013: 13.3M2014: 13.4M2015: 13.8M2016: 13.3M2017: 14.8M2018: 14.8M2019: 16.2M2020: 14.4M2021: 14.4M2022: 14.4M2023: 17.0M2024: 17.0M

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 16.98 million for reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds in Afghanistan peaked at 16.98 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.25 million, in 2010.

That places Afghanistan 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs in Afghanistan, 2010 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2010 12.25 million
2011 12.60 million +2.9%
2012 14.05 million +11.5%
2013 13.29 million -5.4%
2014 13.38 million +0.7%
2015 13.77 million +2.8%
2016 13.28 million -3.6%
2017 14.79 million +11.4%
2018 14.83 million +0.3%
2019 16.22 million +9.4%
2020 14.37 million -11.4%
2021 14.37 million +0.0%
2022 14.37 million +0.0%
2023 16.96 million +18.0%
2024 16.98 million +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13.85 million 12.25 million 16.22 million 10
2020s 15.41 million 14.37 million 16.98 million 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 12 Uganda 20.75 million compare
  2. 13 Myanmar 19.50 million compare
  3. 14 Madagascar 18.17 million compare
  4. 16 South Africa 14.44 million compare
  5. 17 Cameroon 12.40 million compare
  6. 18 Nepal 12.26 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds in Afghanistan?
Reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds in Afghanistan was 16.98 million in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 16.98 million in 2024.
What is the lowest reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 12.25 million in 2010.
How does Afghanistan rank for reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds?
Afghanistan ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 2,994 data points, 2010–2024
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