Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Angola

Angola: Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness was 6.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.77 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 31 countries
All-time high
6.77 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.54 million
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Angola, 2013–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M2013201820242013: 2.5M2014: 2.6M2015: 5.6M2016: 5.6M2017: 5.6M2018: 5.7M2019: 5.8M2020: 5.9M2021: 6.2M2022: 6.4M2023: 6.8M2024: 6.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Angola recorded 6.77 million for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 159.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Angola peaked at 6.77 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.54 million, in 2013.

Angola ranks 11th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Angola, year by year

Annual values for Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Angola, 2013 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2013 2.54 million —
2014 2.61 million +2.7%
2015 5.60 million +114.5%
2016 5.55 million -0.8%
2017 5.56 million +0.1%
2018 5.72 million +2.8%
2019 5.76 million +0.7%
2020 5.95 million +3.3%
2021 6.23 million +4.8%
2022 6.43 million +3.2%
2023 6.77 million +5.3%
2024 6.77 million +0.0%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's 6.77 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.52 million, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Angola's 6.77 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.66 million, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.76 million 2.54 million 5.76 million 7
2020s 6.43 million 5.95 million 6.77 million 5

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 8 Mali 7.31 million compare
  2. 9 Sierra Leone 7.07 million compare
  3. 10 Tanzania 6.88 million compare
  4. 12 Benin 6.55 million compare
  5. 13 Chad 6.17 million compare
  6. 14 Ghana 5.20 million compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Angola?
Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Angola was 6.77 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 6.77 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 2.54 million in 2013.
How does Angola rank for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness?
Angola ranks 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 159.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
31 places, 359 data points, 2013–2024
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