Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Burundi
Burundi: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 5.53 million Number of people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Burundi, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Number of people.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 5.53 million Number of people for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in 2024.
That represents a change of up 72.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Burundi peaked at 5.90 million Number of people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.28 million Number of people, in 2022.
Burundi ranks 38th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.84 million Number of people | 3.42 million Number of people | 5.90 million Number of people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 million Number of people | 2.28 million Number of people | 5.53 million Number of people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Burundi?
- Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Burundi was 5.53 million Number of people in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.90 million Number of people in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 million Number of people in 2022.
- How does Burundi rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
- Burundi ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).