Ethiopia vs Guinea: Number of people treated for river blindness

Ethiopia
20.33 million People
in 2024
Guinea
7.23 million People
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
3rd
Guinea rank
6th

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200520142024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 20.33 million People against 7.23 million People in Guinea, a difference of 13.10 million People.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.8 times Guinea's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Guinea ranks 6th of 33 countries.

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About this data

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
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