Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Brazil
Brazil: Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness was 16,842 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Brazil, 2013–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 16,842 for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in 2024.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Brazil peaked at 19,593 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13,982, in 2013.
That places Brazil 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13,982 | — |
| 2014 | 13,982 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15,323 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 15,475 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 15,475 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16,985 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 16,985 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17,726 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 18,000 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 19,593 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 19,593 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16,842 | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,458 | 13,982 | 16,985 | 7 |
| 2020s | 18,351 | 16,842 | 19,593 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 27 Burkina Faso 340,655 compare
- 28 Sudan 196,703 compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 98,797 compare
- 31 Venezuela 16,071 compare
More population data for Brazil
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2798 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 230,886 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4122 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.737 (2100)
- Population density 19.55 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.45 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Brazil?
- Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Brazil was 16,842 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 19,593 in 2022.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,982 in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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