Somalia vs Syria: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases

Somalia

3.79 million Number of people

in 2024

Syria

2.99 million Number of people

in 2024

Somalia rank

47th

Syria rank

50th

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases over time

Somalia currently reports 3.79 million Number of people against 2.99 million Number of people in Syria, a difference of 801,560 Number of people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Syria's.

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

Somalia ranks 47th and Syria ranks 50th 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).