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.
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
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
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).