Angola vs Ghana: Number of people treated for river blindness

Angola
2.68 million People
in 2024
Ghana
4.33 million People
in 2024
Angola rank
15th
Ghana rank
12th

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

  • Angola
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4.33 million People against 2.68 million People in Angola, a difference of 1.65 million People.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.6 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ghana ahead.

Angola ranks 15th and Ghana ranks 12th of 33 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people treated for river blindness
Unit
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
33 places, 538 data points, 2005–2024
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