Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases by country
Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Countries reporting
191
Highest
553.99 million Number of people
India
Lowest
0 Number of people
Niue
Median
31,870 Number of people
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
2,910
What the numbers show
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 553.99 million Number of people in India; the lowest is 0 Number of people in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 31,870 Number of people, and the mean is 7.38 million Number of people.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 113 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 258,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 553.99 million Number of people | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 72.95 million Number of people | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 70.15 million Number of people | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 67.22 million Number of people | 2024 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 61.15 million Number of people | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 55.18 million Number of people | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 7 | Philippines | 39.44 million Number of people | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 8 | Tanzania | 38.26 million Number of people | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 9 | Pakistan | 27.75 million Number of people | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 24.31 million Number of people | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.62 million Number of people | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 20.75 million Number of people | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 13 | Myanmar | 19.50 million Number of people | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 14 | Madagascar | 18.17 million Number of people | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 16.98 million Number of people | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 14.44 million Number of people | 2024 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 17 | Cameroon | 12.40 million Number of people | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 18 | Nepal | 12.26 million Number of people | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 19 | Sudan | 12.14 million Number of people | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 20 | Guinea | 11.78 million Number of people | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 21 | Mali | 11.41 million Number of people | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 22 | Malawi | 11.23 million Number of people | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 23 | Brazil | 10.30 million Number of people | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 24 | Ghana | 10.28 million Number of people | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 25 | Kenya | 9.92 million Number of people | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 26 | South Sudan | 9.77 million Number of people | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 27 | Angola | 9.68 million Number of people | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 28 | Yemen | 9.07 million Number of people | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 29 | Rwanda | 8.63 million Number of people | 2024 | up 107.9% | rising |
| 30 | Vietnam | 8.41 million Number of people | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 31 | Venezuela | 7.38 million Number of people | 2024 | up 3,314.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 7.07 million Number of people | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 33 | Zambia | 7.04 million Number of people | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 6.70 million Number of people | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 35 | Benin | 6.55 million Number of people | 2024 | up 50.2% | falling |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 6.25 million Number of people | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 37 | Chad | 6.17 million Number of people | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 38 | Burundi | 5.53 million Number of people | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 39 | Togo | 5.34 million Number of people | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 40 | North Korea | 5.30 million Number of people | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 41 | Niger | 5.10 million Number of people | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 42 | Cambodia | 4.79 million Number of people | 2024 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 43 | Haiti | 4.58 million Number of people | 2024 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 4.56 million Number of people | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 3.95 million Number of people | 2024 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 46 | Liberia | 3.84 million Number of people | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 47 | Somalia | 3.79 million Number of people | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 3.45 million Number of people | 2024 | up 2,762.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Colombia | 3.27 million Number of people | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 50 | Syria | 2.99 million Number of people | 2024 | up 5,442.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 2.98 million Number of people | 2024 | down 57.7% | flat |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 2.91 million Number of people | 2024 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 53 | Honduras | 2.21 million Number of people | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 54 | Iraq | 2.17 million Number of people | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.17 million Number of people | 2024 | up 1,871.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Egypt | 2.09 million Number of people | 2024 | up 3,265.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Paraguay | 2.09 million Number of people | 2024 | up 159.5% | rising |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 1.83 million Number of people | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 59 | Laos | 1.64 million Number of people | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 60 | Congo | 1.59 million Number of people | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 61 | El Salvador | 1.34 million Number of people | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.05 million Number of people | 2024 | up 124.9% | rising |
| 63 | Gabon | 978,475 Number of people | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 64 | Eritrea | 813,233 Number of people | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 746,690 Number of people | 2024 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 66 | Guatemala | 729,890 Number of people | 2024 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 67 | Gambia | 672,208 Number of people | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Mauritania | 596,151 Number of people | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 69 | Solomon Islands | 595,815 Number of people | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 70 | Guyana | 588,310 Number of people | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 71 | Argentina | 581,955 Number of people | 2024 | up 15,489.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Mexico | 559,376 Number of people | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 73 | East Timor | 430,792 Number of people | 2024 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 74 | Peru | 420,150 Number of people | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Eswatini | 419,521 Number of people | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 76 | Lesotho | 387,421 Number of people | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 77 | Fiji | 358,135 Number of people | 2024 | down 59.9% | flat |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 343,828 Number of people | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 79 | Comoros | 277,694 Number of people | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 80 | Botswana | 273,235 Number of people | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Namibia | 196,714 Number of people | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Samoa | 191,219 Number of people | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 83 | Bolivia | 189,894 Number of people | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Bhutan | 173,578 Number of people | 2024 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 85 | Cape Verde | 143,054 Number of people | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 86 | Kiribati | 130,322 Number of people | 2024 | up 138.0% | rising |
| 87 | Malaysia | 122,700 Number of people | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Vanuatu | 114,130 Number of people | 2024 | down 56.5% | rising |
| 89 | Thailand | 104,768 Number of people | 2024 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 102,313 Number of people | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Ecuador | 62,597 Number of people | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Panama | 58,388 Number of people | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 55,627 Number of people | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Tonga | 37,131 Number of people | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 95 | Micronesia (country) | 36,871 Number of people | 2024 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 31,870 Number of people | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 97 | China | 24,597 Number of people | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Marshall Islands | 19,594 Number of people | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 99 | Singapore | 13,660 Number of people | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Algeria | 13,645 Number of people | 2024 | up 149.9% | falling |
| 101 | Nauru | 11,946 Number of people | 2024 | up 334.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Mauritius | 9,918 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 8,924 Number of people | 2024 | up 304.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Australia | 8,631 Number of people | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Iran | 6,845 Number of people | 2024 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 106 | Tunisia | 3,619 Number of people | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Maldives | 3,295 Number of people | 2024 | up 341.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Tuvalu | 3,120 Number of people | 2024 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 109 | United States | 3,073 Number of people | 2024 | up 264.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Seychelles | 2,583 Number of people | 2024 | up 258,200.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Jamaica | 2,035 Number of people | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,022 Number of people | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Djibouti | 1,690 Number of people | 2024 | down 98.4% | falling |
| 114 | Belize | 1,201 Number of people | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Uruguay | 1,142 Number of people | 2024 | up 28,450.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | 1,137 Number of people | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Barbados | 1,133 Number of people | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 971 Number of people | 2024 | up 729.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Grenada | 798 Number of people | 2024 | up 1,946.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Libya | 546 Number of people | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 433 Number of people | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Dominica | 402 Number of people | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 253 Number of people | 2024 | up 237.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Suriname | 233 Number of people | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Italy | 230 Number of people | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 126 | France | 198 Number of people | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Germany | 183 Number of people | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Antigua and Barbuda | 169 Number of people | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Chile | 163 Number of people | 2024 | up 443.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Lebanon | 162 Number of people | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 116 Number of people | 2024 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 131 | Spain | 116 Number of people | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Lithuania | 97 Number of people | 2024 | up 288.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Jordan | 89 Number of people | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Morocco | 81 Number of people | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Poland | 73 Number of people | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 137 | Netherlands | 55 Number of people | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 138 | Austria | 54 Number of people | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 139 | United Arab Emirates | 43 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Greece | 42 Number of people | 2024 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 141 | Romania | 34 Number of people | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Belgium | 31 Number of people | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Qatar | 29 Number of people | 2024 | down 49.1% | flat |
| 143 | Sweden | 29 Number of people | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Armenia | 23 Number of people | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Portugal | 21 Number of people | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Hungary | 20 Number of people | 2024 | up 150.0% | flat |
| 148 | Czechia | 18 Number of people | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Slovakia | 18 Number of people | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Slovenia | 17 Number of people | 2024 | up 142.9% | falling |
| 151 | Latvia | 14 Number of people | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 152 | Japan | 13 Number of people | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 153 | United Kingdom | 12 Number of people | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Georgia | 12 Number of people | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Norway | 12 Number of people | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Croatia | 8 Number of people | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Kuwait | 6 Number of people | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Palau | 6 Number of people | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Turkey | 6 Number of people | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Finland | 5 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 160 | South Korea | 5 Number of people | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Canada | 4 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Estonia | 3 Number of people | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Ukraine | 3 Number of people | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Oman | 2 Number of people | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Bahrain | 1 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Denmark | 1 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Albania | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Andorra | 0 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Azerbaijan | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahamas | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Belarus | 0 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Brunei | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Switzerland | 0 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Cyprus | 0 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Iceland | 0 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Israel | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Kazakhstan | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Monaco | 0 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Moldova | 0 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | North Macedonia | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Montenegro | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Mongolia | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | New Zealand | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Russia | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | San Marino | 0 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Serbia | 0 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Turkmenistan | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Cook Islands | 0 Number of people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Niue | 0 Number of people | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).