Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 114,130 Number of people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
114,130 Number of people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
88th
of 194 countries
All-time high
305,040 Number of people
in 2021
All-time low
86,888 Number of people
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

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

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k2010201720242010: 86.9k Number of people2011: 88.3k Number of people2012: 87.6k Number of people2013: 219.9k Number of people2014: 262.2k Number of people2015: 266.0k Number of people2016: 271.5k Number of people2017: 277.7k Number of people2018: 284.1k Number of people2019: 291.5k Number of people2020: 299.1k Number of people2021: 305.0k Number of people2022: 96.1k Number of people2023: 113.1k Number of people2024: 114.1k 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

In 2024, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Vanuatu stood at 114,130 Number of people.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Vanuatu peaked at 305,040 Number of people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 86,888 Number of people, in 2010.

Vanuatu ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Vanuatu, 2010 to 2024.
Year Number of people Change
2010 86,888 Number of people
2011 88,267 Number of people +1.6%
2012 87,594 Number of people -0.8%
2013 219,937 Number of people +151.1%
2014 262,202 Number of people +19.2%
2015 266,041 Number of people +1.5%
2016 271,465 Number of people +2.0%
2017 277,708 Number of people +2.3%
2018 284,095 Number of people +2.3%
2019 291,481 Number of people +2.6%
2020 299,059 Number of people +2.6%
2021 305,040 Number of people +2.0%
2022 96,073 Number of people -68.5%
2023 113,055 Number of people +17.7%
2024 114,130 Number of people +1.0%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 114,130 Number of people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.59 million Number of people, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 114,130 Number of people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 109,449 Number of people, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Vanuatu 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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +151.1% 87,594 Number of people 219,937 Number of people
2022 -68.5% 305,040 Number of people 96,073 Number of people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 213,568 Number of people 86,888 Number of people 291,481 Number of people 10
2020s 185,471 Number of people 96,073 Number of people 305,040 Number of people 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 85 Cape Verde 143,054 Number of people compare
  2. 86 Kiribati 130,322 Number of people compare
  3. 87 Malaysia 122,700 Number of people compare
  4. 89 Thailand 104,768 Number of people compare
  5. 90 Sao Tome and Principe 102,313 Number of people compare
  6. 91 Ecuador 62,597 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 Vanuatu?
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Vanuatu was 114,130 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 Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 305,040 Number of people in 2021.
What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 86,888 Number of people in 2010.
How does Vanuatu rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
Vanuatu ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu 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).