Number of people treated for river blindness in Togo
Togo: Number of people treated for river blindness was 3.06 million People in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people treated for river blindness in Togo, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in People.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people treated for river blindness in Togo stood at 3.06 million People.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people treated for river blindness in Togo peaked at 3.37 million People in 2022 and was at its lowest, 233,110 People, in 2008.
Togo ranks 14th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.50 million People | 233,110 People | 2.13 million People | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.80 million People | 2.48 million People | 3.09 million People | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.16 million People | 2.94 million People | 3.37 million People | 5 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people treated for river blindness in Togo?
- Number of people treated for river blindness in Togo was 3.06 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 million People in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people treated for river blindness recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,110 People in 2008.
- How does Togo rank for number of people treated for river blindness?
- Togo ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people treated for river blindness rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.