Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness was 646,572 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
646,572
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
25th
of 31 countries
All-time high
646,572
in 2024
All-time low
188,404
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Guinea-Bissau, 2013–2024

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k2013201820242013: 188.4k2014: 192.3k2015: 472.5k2016: 517.0k2017: 554.0k2018: 533.5k2019: 553.8k2020: 566.5k2021: 579.5k2022: 592.8k2023: 625.3k2024: 646.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 646,572 for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 236.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 646,572 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 188,404, in 2013.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 430,225 188,404 554,035 7
2020s 602,132 566,492 646,572 5

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 22 Congo 841,658 compare
  2. 23 Gabon 783,365 compare
  3. 24 Uganda 651,348 compare
  4. 26 Senegal 356,387 compare
  5. 27 Burkina Faso 340,655 compare
  6. 28 Sudan 196,703 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 Guinea-Bissau?
Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Guinea-Bissau was 646,572 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 646,572 in 2024.
What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 188,404 in 2013.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is up 236.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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About this data

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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