Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases by country
Countries reporting
22
Highest
4
Chad
Lowest
0
Benin
Median
0
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
6,202
What the numbers show
Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 4 in Chad; the lowest is 0 in Benin.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 0.4545.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 33.3%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 100.0%).
Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 4 | 2025 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 3 | South Sudan | 2 | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Mauritania | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Yemen | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Uganda | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Togo | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Senegal | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Sudan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Niger | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Mali | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Kenya | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | India | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Ghana | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Cameroon | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Benin | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |