Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness was 3.80 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.80 million
Change on year
down 5.4%
Rank
16th
of 31 groups
All-time high
4.02 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.11 million
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Central African Republic, 2013–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2013201820242013: 2.1M2014: 2.1M2015: 2.3M2016: 2.5M2017: 2.5M2018: 2.7M2019: 2.6M2020: 2.6M2021: 3.6M2022: 3.6M2023: 4.0M2024: 3.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Central African Republic stood at 3.80 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Central African Republic peaked at 4.02 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.11 million, in 2013.

That places Central African Republic 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.40 million 2.11 million 2.69 million 7
2020s 3.53 million 2.61 million 4.02 million 5

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 13 Chad 6.17 million compare
  2. 14 Ghana 5.20 million compare
  3. 15 Liberia 3.84 million compare
  4. 17 Togo 3.40 million compare
  5. 18 Burundi 2.27 million compare
  6. 19 Malawi 2.03 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 Central African Republic?
Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Central African Republic was 3.80 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 4.02 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 2.11 million in 2013.
How does Central African Republic rank for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness?
Central African Republic ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic 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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