Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of people treated for river blindness

Democratic Republic of Congo

44.32 million People

in 2024

Ethiopia

20.33 million People

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

1st

Ethiopia rank

3rd

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 44.32 million People against 20.33 million People in Ethiopia, a difference of 23.99 million People.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 3rd 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.