Congo vs Sierra Leone: Number of people treated for river blindness

Congo

772,264 People

in 2024

Sierra Leone

414,286 People

in 2024

Congo rank

20th

Sierra Leone rank

23rd

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

Congo currently reports 772,264 People against 414,286 People in Sierra Leone, a difference of 357,978 People.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.9 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Congo ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 23rd 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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