Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Somalia
Somalia: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 3.79 million Number of people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 3.79 million Number of people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Somalia peaked at 5.16 million Number of people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.29 million Number of people, in 2018.
Somalia ranks 47th 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.
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Number of people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.06 million Number of people | — |
| 2011 | 4.17 million Number of people | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.26 million Number of people | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.77 million Number of people | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 4.89 million Number of people | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.02 million Number of people | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.16 million Number of people | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.53 million Number of people | -51.0% |
| 2018 | 2.29 million Number of people | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 2.29 million Number of people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.70 million Number of people | +61.8% |
| 2021 | 3.70 million Number of people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.40 million Number of people | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 3.78 million Number of people | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 3.79 million Number of people | +0.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 3.79 million Number of people is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.07 million Number of people, 54% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 3.79 million Number of people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.85 million Number of people, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +61.8% | 2.29 million Number of people | 3.70 million Number of people |
| 2017 | -51.0% | 5.16 million Number of people | 2.53 million Number of people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.94 million Number of people | 2.29 million Number of people | 5.16 million Number of people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 million Number of people | 3.40 million Number of people | 3.79 million Number of people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 44 Burkina Faso 4.56 million Number of people compare
- 45 Senegal 3.95 million Number of people compare
- 46 Liberia 3.84 million Number of people compare
- 48 Tajikistan 3.45 million Number of people compare
- 49 Colombia 3.27 million Number of people compare
- 50 Syria 2.99 million Number of people compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 96.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 28,272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Somalia?
- Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Somalia was 3.79 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 million Number of people in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 million Number of people in 2018.
- How does Somalia rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
- Somalia ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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).