Chad vs Liberia: Number of people treated for river blindness

Chad

4.74 million People

in 2024

Liberia

3.12 million People

in 2024

Chad rank

11th

Liberia rank

13th

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

Chad currently reports 4.74 million People against 3.12 million People in Liberia, a difference of 1.63 million People.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.5 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 11th and Liberia ranks 13th 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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