Benin vs Liberia: Number of people treated for river blindness

Benin

4.84 million People

in 2024

Liberia

3.12 million People

in 2024

Benin rank

10th

Liberia rank

13th

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

Benin currently reports 4.84 million People against 3.12 million People in Liberia, a difference of 1.72 million People.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.6 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Liberia ahead.

Benin ranks 10th and Liberia ranks 13th 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.