Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Yemen

Yemen: Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases was 9.07 million Number of people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9.07 million Number of people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 194 countries
All-time high
16.29 million Number of people
in 2012
All-time low
5.84 million Number of people
in 2015
Years of data
15
2010–2024

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

05.0M10.0M15.0M2010201720242010: 15.3M Number of people2011: 15.7M Number of people2012: 16.3M Number of people2013: 15.2M Number of people2014: 15.5M Number of people2015: 5.8M Number of people2016: 6.0M Number of people2017: 7.3M Number of people2018: 12.3M Number of people2019: 10.5M Number of people2020: 11.6M Number of people2021: 7.9M Number of people2022: 8.9M Number of people2023: 9.1M Number of people2024: 9.1M 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 Yemen is 9.07 million Number of people, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Yemen peaked at 16.29 million Number of people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.84 million Number of people, in 2015.

That places Yemen 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Yemen, 2010 to 2024.
Year Number of people Change
2010 15.33 million Number of people
2011 15.67 million Number of people +2.2%
2012 16.29 million Number of people +3.9%
2013 15.24 million Number of people -6.5%
2014 15.45 million Number of people +1.4%
2015 5.84 million Number of people -62.2%
2016 5.99 million Number of people +2.5%
2017 7.34 million Number of people +22.7%
2018 12.34 million Number of people +68.1%
2019 10.47 million Number of people -15.1%
2020 11.63 million Number of people +11.1%
2021 7.88 million Number of people -32.2%
2022 8.94 million Number of people +13.4%
2023 9.07 million Number of people +1.4%
2024 9.07 million Number of people +0.0%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 9.07 million Number of people is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.07 million Number of people, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 9.07 million Number of people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,118 Number of people, 8112.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 12.00 million Number of people 5.84 million Number of people 16.29 million Number of people 10
2020s 9.32 million Number of people 7.88 million Number of people 11.63 million Number of people 5

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 25 Kenya 9.92 million Number of people compare
  2. 26 South Sudan 9.77 million Number of people compare
  3. 27 Angola 9.68 million Number of people compare
  4. 29 Rwanda 8.63 million Number of people compare
  5. 30 Vietnam 8.41 million Number of people compare
  6. 31 Venezuela 7.38 million 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 Yemen?
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases in Yemen was 9.07 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 Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 16.29 million Number of people in 2012.
What is the lowest number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 5.84 million Number of people in 2015.
How does Yemen rank for number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases?
Yemen ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen 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).