Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Samoa

Samoa: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 191,219 Number of people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
191,219 Number of people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
191,219 Number of people
in 2018
All-time low
61,325 Number of people
in 2015
Years of data
15
2010–2024

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

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2010201720242010: 186.6k Number of people2011: 186.6k Number of people2012: 186.6k Number of people2013: 186.6k Number of people2014: 182.1k Number of people2015: 61.3k Number of people2016: 61.3k Number of people2017: 61.3k Number of people2018: 191.2k Number of people2019: 191.2k Number of people2020: 191.2k Number of people2021: 191.2k Number of people2022: 191.2k Number of people2023: 191.2k Number of people2024: 191.2k 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

The most recent figure for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Samoa is 191,219 Number of people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Samoa peaked at 191,219 Number of people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61,325 Number of people, in 2015.

That places Samoa 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Samoa, 2010 to 2024.
Year Number of people Change
2010 186,649 Number of people
2011 186,649 Number of people +0.0%
2012 186,649 Number of people +0.0%
2013 186,649 Number of people +0.0%
2014 182,052 Number of people -2.5%
2015 61,325 Number of people -66.3%
2016 61,325 Number of people +0.0%
2017 61,325 Number of people +0.0%
2018 191,219 Number of people +211.8%
2019 191,219 Number of people +0.0%
2020 191,219 Number of people +0.0%
2021 191,219 Number of people +0.0%
2022 191,219 Number of people +0.0%
2023 191,219 Number of people +0.0%
2024 191,219 Number of people +0.0%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 191,219 Number of people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,782 Number of people, 16.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 191,219 Number of people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 109,449 Number of people, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 149,506 Number of people 61,325 Number of people 191,219 Number of people 10
2020s 191,219 Number of people 191,219 Number of people 191,219 Number of people 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 79 Comoros 277,694 Number of people compare
  2. 80 Botswana 273,235 Number of people compare
  3. 81 Namibia 196,714 Number of people compare
  4. 83 Bolivia 189,894 Number of people compare
  5. 84 Bhutan 173,578 Number of people compare
  6. 85 Cape Verde 143,054 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 Samoa?
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Samoa was 191,219 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 Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 191,219 Number of people in 2018.
What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 61,325 Number of people in 2015.
How does Samoa rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
Samoa ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa 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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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).