Brazil vs Ecuador: Number of people treated for river blindness
Brazil
11,514 People
in 2024
Ecuador
15,425 People
in 2009
Brazil rank
29th
Ecuador rank
28th
Number of people treated for river blindness over time
- Brazil
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 15,425 People against 11,514 People in Brazil, a difference of 3,911 People.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 29th and Ecuador ranks 28th of 33 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people treated for river blindness, Brazil or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 15,425 People against 11,514 People in Brazil as of 2009.
- What is the difference in number of people treated for river blindness between Brazil and Ecuador?
- 3,911 People, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2009.
- How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for number of people treated for river blindness?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Ecuador ranks 28th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people treated for river blindness. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported number of people treated with ivermectin for river blindness.