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
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.