Ecuador vs Venezuela: Number of people treated for river blindness
Ecuador
15,425 People
in 2009
Venezuela
8,958 People
in 2024
Ecuador rank
28th
Venezuela rank
30th
Number of people treated for river blindness over time
- Ecuador
- Venezuela
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 15,425 People against 8,958 People in Venezuela, a difference of 6,467 People.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.7 times Venezuela's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 28th and Venezuela ranks 30th of 33 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people treated for river blindness, Ecuador or Venezuela?
- Ecuador, at 15,425 People against 8,958 People in Venezuela as of 2009.
- What is the difference in number of people treated for river blindness between Ecuador and Venezuela?
- 6,467 People, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Venezuela?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2009.
- How do Ecuador and Venezuela rank globally for number of people treated for river blindness?
- Ecuador ranks 28th and Venezuela ranks 30th 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.