Reported cases of guinea worm disease in India
India: Reported cases of guinea worm disease was 0 cases in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 cases
World rank
4th
of 195 countries
All-time high
44,819 cases
in 1983
All-time low
0 cases
in 1997
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Reported cases of guinea worm disease in India, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cases.
Analysis
India recorded 0 cases for reported cases of guinea worm disease in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Over the whole period, reported cases of guinea worm disease in India peaked at 44,819 cases in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0 cases, in 1997.
India ranks 4th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reported cases of guinea worm disease in India, year by year
| Year | cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2,729 cases | — |
| 1981 | 5,406 cases | +98.1% |
| 1982 | 42,926 cases | +694.0% |
| 1983 | 44,819 cases | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 39,792 cases | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 30,950 cases | -22.2% |
| 1986 | 23,070 cases | -25.5% |
| 1987 | 17,031 cases | -26.2% |
| 1988 | 12,023 cases | -29.4% |
| 1989 | 7,881 cases | -34.5% |
| 1990 | 4,798 cases | -39.1% |
| 1991 | 2,185 cases | -54.5% |
| 1992 | 1,081 cases | -50.5% |
| 1993 | 755 cases | -30.2% |
| 1994 | 371 cases | -50.9% |
| 1995 | 60 cases | -83.8% |
| 1996 | 9 cases | -85.0% |
| 1997 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 cases | — |
| 1999 | 0 cases | — |
| 2000 | 0 cases | — |
| 2001 | 0 cases | — |
| 2002 | 0 cases | — |
| 2003 | 0 cases | — |
| 2004 | 0 cases | — |
| 2005 | 0 cases | — |
| 2006 | 0 cases | — |
| 2007 | 0 cases | — |
| 2008 | 0 cases | — |
| 2009 | 0 cases | — |
| 2010 | 0 cases | — |
| 2011 | 0 cases | — |
| 2012 | 0 cases | — |
| 2013 | 0 cases | — |
| 2014 | 0 cases | — |
| 2015 | 0 cases | — |
| 2016 | 0 cases | — |
| 2017 | 0 cases | — |
| 2018 | 0 cases | — |
| 2019 | 0 cases | — |
| 2020 | 0 cases | — |
| 2021 | 0 cases | — |
| 2022 | 0 cases | — |
| 2023 | 0 cases | — |
| 2024 | 0 cases | — |
| 2025 | 0 cases | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reported cases of guinea worm disease in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +694.0% | 5,406 cases | 42,926 cases |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22,663 cases | 2,729 cases | 44,819 cases | 10 |
| 1990s | 925.9 cases | 0 cases | 4,798 cases | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 cases | 0 cases | 0 cases | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 cases | 0 cases | 0 cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 cases | 0 cases | 0 cases | 6 |
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- 4 Albania 0 cases
- 4 Algeria 0 cases
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- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 0 cases
- 4 Argentina 0 cases
- 4 Armenia 0 cases
- 4 Australia 0 cases
- 4 Austria 0 cases
- 4 Azerbaijan 0 cases
- 4 Bahamas 0 cases
- 4 Bahrain 0 cases
- 4 Bangladesh 0 cases
- 4 Barbados 0 cases
- 4 Belarus 0 cases
- 4 Belgium 0 cases
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- 4 Bhutan 0 cases
- 4 Bolivia 0 cases
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 cases
- 4 Botswana 0 cases
- 4 Brazil 0 cases
- 4 Brunei 0 cases
- 4 Bulgaria 0 cases
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- 4 Burundi 0 cases
- 4 Cambodia 0 cases
- 4 Cameroon 0 cases compare
- 4 Canada 0 cases
- 4 Cape Verde 0 cases
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- 4 Chile 0 cases
- 4 China 0 cases
- 4 Colombia 0 cases
- 4 Comoros 0 cases
- 4 Congo 0 cases
- 4 Cook Islands 0 cases
- 4 Costa Rica 0 cases
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- 4 Croatia 0 cases
- 4 Cuba 0 cases
- 4 Cyprus 0 cases
- 4 Czechia 0 cases
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 cases
- 4 Denmark 0 cases
- 4 Djibouti 0 cases
- 4 Dominica 0 cases
- 4 Dominican Republic 0 cases
- 4 East Timor 0 cases
- 4 Ecuador 0 cases
- 4 Egypt 0 cases
- 4 El Salvador 0 cases
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 0 cases
- 4 Eritrea 0 cases
- 4 Estonia 0 cases
- 4 Eswatini 0 cases
- 4 Fiji 0 cases
- 4 Finland 0 cases
- 4 France 0 cases
- 4 Gabon 0 cases
- 4 Gambia 0 cases
- 4 Georgia 0 cases
- 4 Germany 0 cases
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- 4 Greece 0 cases
- 4 Greenland 0 cases
- 4 Grenada 0 cases
- 4 Guatemala 0 cases
- 4 Guinea 0 cases
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 0 cases
- 4 Guyana 0 cases
- 4 Haiti 0 cases
- 4 Honduras 0 cases
- 4 Hungary 0 cases
- 4 Iceland 0 cases
- 4 Indonesia 0 cases
- 4 Iran 0 cases
- 4 Iraq 0 cases
- 4 Ireland 0 cases
- 4 Israel 0 cases
- 4 Italy 0 cases
- 4 Jamaica 0 cases
- 4 Japan 0 cases
- 4 Jordan 0 cases
- 4 Kazakhstan 0 cases
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- 4 Kiribati 0 cases
- 4 Kuwait 0 cases
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 0 cases
- 4 Laos 0 cases
- 4 Latvia 0 cases
- 4 Lebanon 0 cases
- 4 Lesotho 0 cases
- 4 Liberia 0 cases
- 4 Libya 0 cases
- 4 Lithuania 0 cases
- 4 Luxembourg 0 cases
- 4 Madagascar 0 cases
- 4 Malawi 0 cases
- 4 Malaysia 0 cases
- 4 Maldives 0 cases
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- 4 Malta 0 cases
- 4 Marshall Islands 0 cases
- 4 Mauritania 0 cases compare
- 4 Mauritius 0 cases
- 4 Mexico 0 cases
- 4 Micronesia (country) 0 cases
- 4 Moldova 0 cases
- 4 Monaco 0 cases
- 4 Mongolia 0 cases
- 4 Montenegro 0 cases
- 4 Morocco 0 cases
- 4 Mozambique 0 cases
- 4 Myanmar 0 cases
- 4 Namibia 0 cases
- 4 Nauru 0 cases
- 4 Nepal 0 cases
- 4 Netherlands 0 cases
- 4 New Zealand 0 cases
- 4 Nicaragua 0 cases
- 4 Niger 0 cases compare
- 4 Nigeria 0 cases compare
- 4 Niue 0 cases
- 4 North Korea 0 cases
- 4 North Macedonia 0 cases
- 4 Norway 0 cases
- 4 Oman 0 cases
- 4 Pakistan 0 cases compare
- 4 Palau 0 cases
- 4 Panama 0 cases
- 4 Papua New Guinea 0 cases
- 4 Paraguay 0 cases
- 4 Peru 0 cases
- 4 Philippines 0 cases
- 4 Poland 0 cases
- 4 Portugal 0 cases
- 4 Qatar 0 cases
- 4 Romania 0 cases
- 4 Russia 0 cases
- 4 Rwanda 0 cases
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 cases
- 4 Saint Lucia 0 cases
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 cases
- 4 Samoa 0 cases
- 4 San Marino 0 cases
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 0 cases
- 4 Saudi Arabia 0 cases
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- 4 Serbia 0 cases
- 4 Seychelles 0 cases
- 4 Sierra Leone 0 cases
- 4 Singapore 0 cases
- 4 Slovakia 0 cases
- 4 Slovenia 0 cases
- 4 Solomon Islands 0 cases
- 4 Somalia 0 cases
- 4 South Africa 0 cases
- 4 South Korea 0 cases
- 4 Spain 0 cases
- 4 Sri Lanka 0 cases
- 4 Sudan 0 cases compare
- 4 Suriname 0 cases
- 4 Sweden 0 cases
- 4 Switzerland 0 cases
- 4 Syria 0 cases
- 4 Tajikistan 0 cases
- 4 Tanzania 0 cases
- 4 Thailand 0 cases
- 4 Togo 0 cases compare
- 4 Tonga 0 cases
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 0 cases
- 4 Tunisia 0 cases
- 4 Turkey 0 cases
- 4 Turkmenistan 0 cases
- 4 Tuvalu 0 cases
- 4 Uganda 0 cases compare
- 4 Ukraine 0 cases
- 4 United Arab Emirates 0 cases
- 4 United Kingdom 0 cases
- 4 United States 0 cases
- 4 Uruguay 0 cases
- 4 Uzbekistan 0 cases
- 4 Vanuatu 0 cases
- 4 Venezuela 0 cases
- 4 Vietnam 0 cases
- 4 Yemen 0 cases compare
- 4 Zambia 0 cases
- 4 Zimbabwe 0 cases
More reference data data for India
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported cases of guinea worm disease in India?
- Reported cases of guinea worm disease in India was 0 cases in 2025, according to World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reported cases of guinea worm disease recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 44,819 cases in 1983.
- What is the lowest reported cases of guinea worm disease recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 cases in 1997.
- How does India rank for reported cases of guinea worm disease?
- India ranks 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reported cases of guinea worm disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported cases of guinea worm disease (Dracunculiasis) as recorded by the WHO.