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

Kenya

9.92 million Number of people

in 2024

Malawi

11.23 million Number of people

in 2024

Kenya rank

25th

Malawi rank

22nd

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time

Kenya
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 11.23 million Number of people against 9.92 million Number of people in Kenya, a difference of 1.32 million Number of people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 22nd 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).