Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Comoros
Comoros: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 277,694 Number of people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Comoros, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Number of people.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 277,694 Number of people for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Comoros peaked at 828,148 Number of people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 277,694 Number of people, in 2023.
That places Comoros 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Number of people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 517,852 Number of people | — |
| 2011 | 518,985 Number of people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 524,706 Number of people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 521,439 Number of people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 522,782 Number of people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 525,978 Number of people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 527,919 Number of people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 828,148 Number of people | +56.9% |
| 2018 | 828,148 Number of people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 788,813 Number of people | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 503,090 Number of people | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 524,334 Number of people | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 524,334 Number of people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 277,694 Number of people | -47.0% |
| 2024 | 277,694 Number of people | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 277,694 Number of people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.59 million Number of people, 11% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 277,694 Number of people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.85 million Number of people, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +56.9% | 527,919 Number of people | 828,148 Number of people |
| 2023 | -47.0% | 524,334 Number of people | 277,694 Number of people |
| 2020 | -36.2% | 788,813 Number of people | 503,090 Number of people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 610,477 Number of people | 517,852 Number of people | 828,148 Number of people | 10 |
| 2020s | 421,429 Number of people | 277,694 Number of people | 524,334 Number of people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Comoros?
- Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Comoros was 277,694 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 828,148 Number of people in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 277,694 Number of people in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
- Comoros ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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).