Brazil vs Burkina Faso: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness
Brazil
16,842 People
in 2024
Burkina Faso
340,655 People
in 2024
Brazil rank
30th
Burkina Faso rank
27th
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness over time
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 340,655 People against 16,842 People in Brazil, a difference of 323,813 People.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 20.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 30th and Burkina Faso ranks 27th of 31 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,458 People | 254,050 People | 238,592 People | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 18,351 People | 313,007 People | 294,656 People | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness, Brazil or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 340,655 People against 16,842 People in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness between Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 323,813 People, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Burkina Faso rank globally for number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness?
- Brazil ranks 30th and Burkina Faso ranks 27th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The estimated number of people at risk of river blindness) who require preventive chemotherapy.