Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Nepal
Nepal: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 12.26 million Number of people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Nepal, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Number of people.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 12.26 million 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 17.1% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Nepal peaked at 26.98 million Number of people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.26 million Number of people, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 18th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Number of people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26.83 million Number of people | — |
| 2011 | 26.98 million Number of people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.85 million Number of people | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 23.98 million Number of people | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 21.35 million Number of people | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 18.85 million Number of people | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 17.55 million Number of people | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 16.06 million Number of people | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 14.52 million Number of people | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 14.12 million Number of people | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 13.52 million Number of people | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 13.16 million Number of people | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 14.63 million Number of people | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 14.79 million Number of people | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 12.26 million Number of people | -17.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 12.26 million Number of people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.59 million Number of people, 4.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 12.26 million Number of people is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.22 million Number of people, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.11 million Number of people | 14.12 million Number of people | 26.98 million Number of people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.67 million Number of people | 12.26 million Number of people | 14.79 million Number of people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 15 Afghanistan 16.98 million Number of people compare
- 16 South Africa 14.44 million Number of people compare
- 17 Cameroon 12.40 million Number of people compare
- 19 Sudan 12.14 million Number of people compare
- 20 Guinea 11.78 million Number of people compare
- 21 Mali 11.41 million Number of people compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Nepal?
- Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Nepal was 12.26 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 26.98 million Number of people in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.26 million Number of people in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
- Nepal ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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).