Bangladesh vs Philippines: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases

Bangladesh

55.18 million Number of people

in 2024

Philippines

39.44 million Number of people

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

6th

Philippines rank

7th

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time

Bangladesh
Philippines

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 55.18 million Number of people against 39.44 million Number of people in Philippines, a difference of 15.73 million Number of people.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.4 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Philippines ranks 7th 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).