Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Rwanda

Rwanda: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 8.63 million Number of people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.63 million Number of people
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
29th
of 194 countries
All-time high
8.63 million Number of people
in 2024
All-time low
4.15 million Number of people
in 2014
Years of data
15
2010–2024

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

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2010201720242010: 4.3M Number of people2011: 4.4M Number of people2012: 4.7M Number of people2013: 4.9M Number of people2014: 4.1M Number of people2015: 5.1M Number of people2016: 5.2M Number of people2017: 5.3M Number of people2018: 4.7M Number of people2019: 5.0M Number of people2020: 5.0M Number of people2021: 6.2M Number of people2022: 7.8M Number of people2023: 7.9M Number of people2024: 8.6M 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

Rwanda recorded 8.63 million Number of people for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 107.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Rwanda peaked at 8.63 million Number of people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.15 million Number of people, in 2014.

That places Rwanda 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.78 million Number of people 4.15 million Number of people 5.33 million Number of people 10
2020s 7.10 million Number of people 5.01 million Number of people 8.63 million Number of people 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 26 South Sudan 9.77 million Number of people compare
  2. 27 Angola 9.68 million Number of people compare
  3. 28 Yemen 9.07 million Number of people compare
  4. 30 Vietnam 8.41 million Number of people compare
  5. 31 Venezuela 7.38 million Number of people compare
  6. 32 Sierra Leone 7.07 million Number of people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Rwanda?
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Rwanda was 8.63 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 Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 8.63 million Number of people in 2024.
What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 4.15 million Number of people in 2014.
How does Rwanda rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
Rwanda ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 107.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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).