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

Ghana

10.28 million Number of people

in 2024

Malawi

11.23 million Number of people

in 2024

Ghana rank

24th

Malawi rank

22nd

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time

Malawi currently reports 11.23 million Number of people against 10.28 million Number of people in Ghana, a difference of 951,700 Number of people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 24th and Malawi ranks 22nd 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).