Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Malawi

Malawi: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 11.23 million Number of people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.23 million Number of people
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
22nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
17.25 million Number of people
in 2013
All-time low
10.94 million Number of people
in 2023
Years of data
15
2010–2024

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

05.0M10.0M15.0M2010201720242010: 15.2M Number of people2011: 16.3M Number of people2012: 17.1M Number of people2013: 17.2M Number of people2014: 11.1M Number of people2015: 11.4M Number of people2016: 11.4M Number of people2017: 11.8M Number of people2018: 12.4M Number of people2019: 12.4M Number of people2020: 12.8M Number of people2021: 13.1M Number of people2022: 13.3M Number of people2023: 10.9M Number of people2024: 11.2M 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 Malawi stood at 11.23 million Number of people.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Malawi peaked at 17.25 million Number of people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.94 million Number of people, in 2023.

Malawi ranks 22nd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13.63 million Number of people 11.08 million Number of people 17.25 million Number of people 10
2020s 12.27 million Number of people 10.94 million Number of people 13.32 million Number of people 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 19 Sudan 12.14 million Number of people compare
  2. 20 Guinea 11.78 million Number of people compare
  3. 21 Mali 11.41 million Number of people compare
  4. 23 Brazil 10.30 million Number of people compare
  5. 24 Ghana 10.28 million Number of people compare
  6. 25 Kenya 9.92 million Number of people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Malawi?
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Malawi was 11.23 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 17.25 million Number of people in 2013.
What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 10.94 million Number of people in 2023.
How does Malawi rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
Malawi ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi 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
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Estimated number of people requiring medical treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).