Cameroon vs Guinea: Number of people treated for river blindness

Cameroon

8.89 million People

in 2024

Guinea

7.23 million People

in 2024

Cameroon rank

5th

Guinea rank

6th

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

Cameroon currently reports 8.89 million People against 7.23 million People in Guinea, a difference of 1.66 million People.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 5th and Guinea ranks 6th 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

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