Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guatemala

Guatemala: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 729,890 Number of people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
729,890 Number of people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.05 million Number of people
in 2020
All-time low
729,890 Number of people
in 2023
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guatemala, 2010–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M2010201720242010: 2.7M Number of people2011: 3.3M Number of people2012: 3.2M Number of people2013: 3.2M Number of people2014: 3.2M Number of people2015: 3.3M Number of people2016: 3.3M Number of people2017: 4.8M Number of people2018: 5.0M Number of people2019: 5.0M Number of people2020: 5.1M Number of people2021: 5.0M Number of people2022: 753.0k Number of people2023: 729.9k Number of people2024: 729.9k Number of people

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Number of people.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guatemala stood at 729,890 Number of people. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guatemala peaked at 5.05 million Number of people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 729,890 Number of people, in 2023.

That places Guatemala 66th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.70 million Number of people 2.72 million Number of people 4.96 million Number of people 10
2020s 2.45 million Number of people 729,890 Number of people 5.05 million Number of people 5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 63 Gabon 978,475 Number of people compare
  2. 64 Eritrea 813,233 Number of people compare
  3. 65 Guinea-Bissau 746,690 Number of people compare
  4. 67 Gambia 672,208 Number of people compare
  5. 68 Mauritania 596,151 Number of people compare
  6. 69 Solomon Islands 595,815 Number of people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guatemala?
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guatemala was 729,890 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 Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 5.05 million Number of people in 2020.
What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 729,890 Number of people in 2023.
How does Guatemala rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
Guatemala ranks 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guatemala 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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About this data

Indicator
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases
Unit
Number of 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
194 places, 2,910 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).