Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases

Cameroon
0
in 2025
Ethiopia
4
in 2025
Cameroon rank
4th
Ethiopia rank
1st

Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4 against 0 in Cameroon, a difference of 4.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 4th and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 195 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1980s 170.9 1,205 1,034 Ethiopia
1990s 144.6 695.9 551.3 Ethiopia
2000s 1.3 28.9 27.6 Ethiopia
2010s 0.1 6.4 6.3 Ethiopia
2020s 0.3333 2.83 2.5 Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 4 against 0 in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
4, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases?
Cameroon ranks 4th and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 6,202 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed