Cote d'Ivoire vs Guinea: Number of people treated for river blindness
Cote d'Ivoire
17.96 million People
in 2024
Guinea
7.23 million People
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
4th
Guinea rank
6th
Number of people treated for river blindness over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Guinea
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 17.96 million People against 7.23 million People in Guinea, a difference of 10.73 million People.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 2.5 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Guinea ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 4th and Guinea ranks 6th of 33 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 404,397 People | 2.42 million People | 2.01 million People | Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.37 million People | 2.84 million People | 468,560 People | Guinea |
| 2020s | 15.61 million People | 5.97 million People | 9.63 million People | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people treated for river blindness, Cote d'Ivoire or Guinea?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 17.96 million People against 7.23 million People in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people treated for river blindness between Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea?
- 10.73 million People, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea rank globally for number of people treated for river blindness?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 4th and Guinea ranks 6th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people treated for river blindness. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported number of people treated with ivermectin for river blindness.