Benin vs Chad: Number of people treated for river blindness

Benin

4.84 million People

in 2024

Chad

4.74 million People

in 2024

Benin rank

10th

Chad rank

11th

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

Benin currently reports 4.84 million People against 4.74 million People in Chad, a difference of 95,790 People.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Chad ahead.

Benin ranks 10th and Chad ranks 11th of 33 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Reported number of people treated with ivermectin for river blindness.