Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases

Afghanistan

16.98 million Number of people

in 2024

Cameroon

12.40 million Number of people

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

15th

Cameroon rank

17th

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time

Afghanistan
Cameroon

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 16.98 million Number of people against 12.40 million Number of people in Cameroon, a difference of 4.59 million Number of people.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Cameroon ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 17th of 194 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases
Unit: Number of people
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 2,910 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).