Haiti vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis
Haiti
4.58 million people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.50 million people
in 2024
Haiti rank
15th
Papua New Guinea rank
16th
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis over time
- Haiti
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 4.58 million people against 4.50 million people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 78,570 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 16th of 66 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.88 million people | 4.78 million people | 2.10 million people | Haiti |
| 2010s | 8.60 million people | 5.61 million people | 2.99 million people | Haiti |
| 2020s | 4.46 million people | 5.55 million people | 1.09 million people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis, Haiti or Papua New Guinea?
- Haiti, at 4.58 million people against 4.50 million people in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis between Haiti and Papua New Guinea?
- 78,570 people, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Papua New Guinea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
- Haiti ranks 15th and Papua New Guinea ranks 16th 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.