Egypt vs Sierra Leone: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis
Egypt
550,172 people
in 2013
Sierra Leone
493,233 people
in 2023
Egypt rank
36th
Sierra Leone rank
38th
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis over time
- Egypt
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 550,172 people against 493,233 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 56,939 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 38th of 66 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 605,614 people | 5.20 million people | 4.60 million people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 534,552 people | 6.48 million people | 5.95 million people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis, Egypt or Sierra Leone?
- Egypt, at 550,172 people against 493,233 people in Sierra Leone as of 2013.
- What is the difference in number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis between Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 56,939 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2013.
- How do Egypt and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
- Egypt ranks 36th 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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About this data
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for lymphatic filariasis.