Benin vs Mali: Number of people treated for river blindness

Benin

4.84 million People

in 2024

Mali

5.51 million People

in 2024

Benin rank

10th

Mali rank

8th

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

Mali currently reports 5.51 million People against 4.84 million People in Benin, a difference of 665,880 People.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Mali ahead.

Benin ranks 10th and Mali ranks 8th 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.