Cameroon vs Madagascar: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases

Cameroon

12.40 million Number of people

in 2024

Madagascar

18.17 million Number of people

in 2024

Cameroon rank

17th

Madagascar rank

14th

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time

Cameroon
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 18.17 million Number of people against 12.40 million Number of people in Cameroon, a difference of 5.77 million Number of people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 14th 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).