Côte d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis

Côte d'Ivoire
443,284 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
493,233 people
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
39th
Sierra Leone rank
38th

Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Sierra Leone
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200720152023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 493,233 people against 443,284 people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 49,949 people.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 38th of 66 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 14.00 million people 5.32 million people 8.68 million people Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 17.46 million people 5.68 million people 11.78 million people Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 9.61 million people 1.10 million people 8.51 million people Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis, Côte d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 493,233 people against 443,284 people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis between Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
49,949 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 38th of 66 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis
Unit
people
Source
World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
66 places, 931 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

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