Benin vs Ghana: Number of people treated for river blindness

Benin
4.84 million People
in 2024
Ghana
4.33 million People
in 2024
Benin rank
10th
Ghana rank
12th

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

  • Benin
  • Ghana
02.0M4.0M6.0M200520142024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 4.84 million People against 4.33 million People in Ghana, a difference of 511,690 People.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Ghana ahead.

Benin ranks 10th 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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