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

Afghanistan

16.98 million Number of people

in 2024

Nepal

12.26 million Number of people

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

15th

Nepal rank

18th

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time

Afghanistan
Nepal

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 16.98 million Number of people against 12.26 million Number of people in Nepal, a difference of 4.73 million Number of people.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Nepal ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 15th and Nepal ranks 18th 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).