Number of people treated for river blindness in Benin
Benin: Number of people treated for river blindness was 4.84 million People in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people treated for river blindness in Benin, 2006–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in People.
Analysis
Benin recorded 4.84 million People for number of people treated for river blindness in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people treated for river blindness in Benin peaked at 4.84 million People in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 People, in 2023.
Benin ranks 10th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Number of people treated for river blindness in Benin, year by year
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 562,436 People | — |
| 2008 | 1.96 million People | +248.5% |
| 2011 | 2.75 million People | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 2.77 million People | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.76 million People | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.95 million People | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 3.65 million People | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 3.80 million People | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.31 million People | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 4.57 million People | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 4.55 million People | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.57 million People | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.11 million People | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 4.55 million People | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 0 People | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 4.84 million People | — |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 4.84 million People is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.58 million People, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Benin's 4.84 million People is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.06 million People, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people treated for river blindness in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +248.5% | 562,436 People | 1.96 million People |
| 2023 | -100.0% | 4.55 million People | 0 People |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 million People | 562,436 People | 1.96 million People | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.57 million People | 2.75 million People | 4.57 million People | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.61 million People | 0 People | 4.84 million People | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people treated for river blindness in Benin?
- Number of people treated for river blindness in Benin was 4.84 million 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 treated for river blindness recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.84 million People in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people treated for river blindness recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 People in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for number of people treated for river blindness?
- Benin ranks 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people treated for river blindness rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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 treated for river blindness. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reported number of people treated with ivermectin for river blindness.