Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases

Rwanda

8.63 million Number of people

in 2024

Sierra Leone

7.07 million Number of people

in 2024

Rwanda rank

29th

Sierra Leone rank

32nd

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time

Rwanda
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 8.63 million Number of people against 7.07 million Number of people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.56 million Number of people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Rwanda ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd 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).