Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guinea
Guinea: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 11.78 million Number of people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guinea, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Number of people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guinea is 11.78 million Number of people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.2% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guinea peaked at 11.78 million Number of people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.25 million Number of people, in 2016.
That places Guinea 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Number of people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.20 million Number of people | — |
| 2011 | 8.30 million Number of people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.27 million Number of people | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 8.74 million Number of people | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 8.84 million Number of people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.97 million Number of people | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 7.25 million Number of people | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 7.62 million Number of people | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 7.48 million Number of people | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.48 million Number of people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.18 million Number of people | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 8.41 million Number of people | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 8.64 million Number of people | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 8.40 million Number of people | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 11.78 million Number of people | +40.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 11.78 million Number of people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.59 million Number of people, 4.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 11.78 million Number of people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.85 million Number of people, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +40.2% | 8.40 million Number of people | 11.78 million Number of people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.01 million Number of people | 7.25 million Number of people | 8.84 million Number of people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.08 million Number of people | 8.18 million Number of people | 11.78 million Number of people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guinea?
- Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Guinea was 11.78 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.78 million Number of people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.25 million Number of people in 2016.
- How does Guinea rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
- Guinea ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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).