Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Number of people treated for river blindness

Cameroon
8.89 million People
in 2024
Ethiopia
20.33 million People
in 2024
Cameroon rank
5th
Ethiopia rank
3rd

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ethiopia
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200520142024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 20.33 million People against 8.89 million People in Cameroon, a difference of 11.44 million People.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.3 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 3rd 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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