Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis
Myanmar
7.31 million people
in 2024
Sri Lanka
10.46 million people
in 2007
Myanmar rank
11th
Sri Lanka rank
9th
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis over time
- Myanmar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 10.46 million people against 7.31 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 3.15 million people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Myanmar's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 66 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 10.46 million people against 7.31 million people in Myanmar as of 2007.
- What is the difference in number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 3.15 million people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2007.
- How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
- Myanmar ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th 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.