Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Number of people treated for river blindness

Ethiopia
20.33 million People
in 2024
Nigeria
24.29 million People
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
2nd

Number of people treated for river blindness over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 24.29 million People against 20.33 million People in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.96 million People.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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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