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
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guatemala, 2010–2024
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.
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Number of people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.72 million Number of people | — |
| 2011 | 3.30 million Number of people | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 3.22 million Number of people | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.21 million Number of people | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.23 million Number of people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.32 million Number of people | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.27 million Number of people | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.84 million Number of people | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 4.96 million Number of people | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.96 million Number of people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.05 million Number of people | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 4.97 million Number of people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 753,035 Number of people | -84.8% |
| 2023 | 729,890 Number of people | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 729,890 Number of people | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 729,890 Number of people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,782 Number of people, 62.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 729,890 Number of people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58,388 Number of people, 12.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -84.8% | 4.97 million Number of people | 753,035 Number of people |
| 2017 | +48.1% | 3.27 million Number of people | 4.84 million Number of people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 63 Gabon 978,475 Number of people compare
- 64 Eritrea 813,233 Number of people compare
- 65 Guinea-Bissau 746,690 Number of people compare
- 67 Gambia 672,208 Number of people compare
- 68 Mauritania 596,151 Number of people compare
- 69 Solomon Islands 595,815 Number of people compare
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
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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Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).