Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases

Burkina Faso

4.56 million Number of people

in 2024

Senegal

3.95 million Number of people

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

44th

Senegal rank

45th

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time

Burkina Faso
Senegal

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4.56 million Number of people against 3.95 million Number of people in Senegal, a difference of 609,270 Number of people.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Senegal ranks 45th 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).