Benin vs Tanzania: Number of people treated for river blindness

Benin
4.84 million People
in 2024
Tanzania
5.91 million People
in 2024
Benin rank
10th
Tanzania rank
7th

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

  • Benin
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 5.91 million People against 4.84 million People in Benin, a difference of 1.07 million People.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Tanzania ahead.

Benin ranks 10th and Tanzania ranks 7th 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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