Which has higher reported cases of guinea worm disease, Burkina Faso or Central African Republic?

Burkina Faso, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Central African Republic as of 2025.

What is the difference in reported cases of guinea worm disease between Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?

0 cases, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported cases of guinea worm disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic: Reported cases of guinea worm disease

Burkina Faso

0 cases

in 2025

Central African Republic

0 cases

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

4th

Central African Republic rank

4th

Reported cases of guinea worm disease over time

Burkina Faso
Central African Republic

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0 cases against 0 cases in Central African Republic, a difference of 0 cases.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Central African Republic ranks 4th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Central African Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5,977 cases	0 cases	5,977 cases	Burkina Faso
1990s	8,552 cases	9.2 cases	8,543 cases	Burkina Faso
2000s	388.1 cases	7.1 cases	381 cases	Burkina Faso
2010s	0 cases	0 cases	0 cases	—
2020s	0 cases	0.3333 cases	0.3333 cases	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported cases of guinea worm disease, Burkina Faso or Central African Republic?: Burkina Faso, at 0 cases against 0 cases in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in reported cases of guinea worm disease between Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?: 0 cases, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Central African Republic rank globally for reported cases of guinea worm disease?: Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Central African Republic ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported cases of guinea worm disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported cases of guinea worm disease
Unit: cases
Source: World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 6,202 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported cases of guinea worm disease (Dracunculiasis) as recorded by the WHO.