Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs was 6.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.25 million
Change on year
down 16.3%
World rank
36th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7.47 million
in 2023
All-time low
6.11 million
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs in Papua New Guinea, 2010–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2010201720242010: 6.1M2011: 6.2M2012: 6.2M2013: 6.3M2014: 6.3M2015: 6.4M2016: 6.5M2017: 6.5M2018: 6.3M2019: 7.0M2020: 7.0M2021: 7.0M2022: 7.3M2023: 7.5M2024: 6.2M

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 6.25 million for reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds in 2024.

The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7.47 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.11 million, in 2010.

Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs in Papua New Guinea, 2010 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2010 6.11 million
2011 6.17 million +0.9%
2012 6.21 million +0.6%
2013 6.25 million +0.8%
2014 6.30 million +0.8%
2015 6.43 million +2.0%
2016 6.53 million +1.6%
2017 6.55 million +0.3%
2018 6.26 million -4.3%
2019 6.98 million +11.5%
2020 6.98 million +0.0%
2021 7.05 million +0.9%
2022 7.33 million +4.0%
2023 7.47 million +1.9%
2024 6.25 million -16.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.38 million 6.11 million 6.98 million 10
2020s 7.01 million 6.25 million 7.47 million 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 33 Zambia 7.04 million compare
  2. 34 Central African Republic 6.70 million compare
  3. 35 Benin 6.55 million compare
  4. 37 Chad 6.17 million compare
  5. 38 Burundi 5.53 million compare
  6. 39 Togo 5.34 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds in Papua New Guinea?
Reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds in Papua New Guinea was 6.25 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 7.47 million in 2023.
What is the lowest reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 6.11 million in 2010.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds?
Papua New Guinea ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is reported number of people requiring interventions against ntds rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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