Reported cases of guinea worm disease in Nigeria
Nigeria: 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
653,492 cases
in 1988
All-time low
0 cases
in 1981
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Reported cases of guinea worm disease in Nigeria, 1980–2025
Source: World Health Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cases.
Analysis
In 2025, reported cases of guinea worm disease in Nigeria stood at 0 cases. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Over the whole period, reported cases of guinea worm disease in Nigeria peaked at 653,492 cases in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0 cases, in 1981.
Nigeria 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1,693 cases | — |
| 1981 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 cases | — |
| 1983 | 0 cases | — |
| 1984 | 8,777 cases | — |
| 1985 | 5,234 cases | -40.4% |
| 1986 | 2,821 cases | -46.1% |
| 1987 | 216,484 cases | +7574.0% |
| 1988 | 653,492 cases | +201.9% |
| 1989 | 640,008 cases | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 394,082 cases | -38.4% |
| 1991 | 281,937 cases | -28.5% |
| 1992 | 183,169 cases | -35.0% |
| 1993 | 75,752 cases | -58.6% |
| 1994 | 39,774 cases | -47.5% |
| 1995 | 16,374 cases | -58.8% |
| 1996 | 12,282 cases | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 12,590 cases | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 13,420 cases | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 13,237 cases | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 7,869 cases | -40.6% |
| 2001 | 5,355 cases | -31.9% |
| 2002 | 3,820 cases | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 1,459 cases | -61.8% |
| 2004 | 495 cases | -66.1% |
| 2005 | 120 cases | -75.8% |
| 2006 | 16 cases | -86.7% |
| 2007 | 73 cases | +356.2% |
| 2008 | 38 cases | -47.9% |
| 2009 | 0 cases | -100.0% |
| 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 Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +7574.0% | 2,821 cases | 216,484 cases |
| 2007 | +356.2% | 16 cases | 73 cases |
| 1988 | +201.9% | 216,484 cases | 653,492 cases |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 152,851 cases | 0 cases | 653,492 cases | 10 |
| 1990s | 104,262 cases | 12,282 cases | 394,082 cases | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,924 cases | 0 cases | 7,869 cases | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 cases | 0 cases | 0 cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 cases | 0 cases | 0 cases | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Chad 4 cases compare
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- 4 Albania 0 cases
- 4 Algeria 0 cases
- 4 Andorra 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
- 4 Belize 0 cases
- 4 Benin 0 cases compare
- 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
- 4 Burkina Faso 0 cases compare
- 4 Burundi 0 cases
- 4 Cambodia 0 cases
- 4 Cameroon 0 cases compare
- 4 Canada 0 cases
- 4 Cape Verde 0 cases
- 4 Central African Republic 0 cases compare
- 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
- 4 Cote d'Ivoire 0 cases compare
- 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
- 4 Ghana 0 cases compare
- 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 India 0 cases compare
- 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
- 4 Kenya 0 cases compare
- 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
- 4 Mali 0 cases compare
- 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 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
- 4 Senegal 0 cases compare
- 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
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported cases of guinea worm disease in Nigeria?
- Reported cases of guinea worm disease in Nigeria 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 653,492 cases in 1988.
- What is the lowest reported cases of guinea worm disease recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 cases in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for reported cases of guinea worm disease?
- Nigeria ranks 4th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.