Brazil vs Ghana: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases

Brazil

10.30 million Number of people

in 2024

Ghana

10.28 million Number of people

in 2024

Brazil rank

23rd

Ghana rank

24th

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time

Brazil currently reports 10.30 million Number of people against 10.28 million Number of people in Ghana, a difference of 17,200 Number of people.

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

Brazil ranks 23rd and Ghana ranks 24th of 194 countries.

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).