Congo vs Yemen: Number of people treated for river blindness

Congo

772,264 People

in 2024

Yemen

1.29 million People

in 2023

Congo rank

20th

Yemen rank

19th

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

Yemen currently reports 1.29 million People against 772,264 People in Congo, a difference of 521,016 People.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.7 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 20th and Yemen ranks 19th 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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