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

Brazil

10.30 million Number of people

in 2024

South Sudan

9.77 million Number of people

in 2024

Brazil rank

23rd

South Sudan rank

26th

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time

Brazil
South Sudan

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 10.30 million Number of people against 9.77 million Number of people in South Sudan, a difference of 529,850 Number of people.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 23rd and South Sudan ranks 26th 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).