Cameroon vs Mali: Number of people treated for river blindness

Cameroon

8.89 million People

in 2024

Mali

5.51 million People

in 2024

Cameroon rank

5th

Mali rank

8th

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

Cameroon currently reports 8.89 million People against 5.51 million People in Mali, a difference of 3.39 million People.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.6 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 5th 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.