Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Liberia

Liberia: Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness was 3.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.84 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
15th
of 31 countries
All-time high
3.84 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.58 million
in 2017
Years of data
12
2013–2024

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

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2013201820242013: 3.1M2014: 3.2M2015: 3.0M2016: 2.9M2017: 2.6M2018: 3.1M2019: 3.2M2020: 3.2M2021: 3.2M2022: 3.6M2023: 3.8M2024: 3.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 3.84 million for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Liberia peaked at 3.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.58 million, in 2017.

Liberia ranks 15th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.00 million 2.58 million 3.18 million 7
2020s 3.53 million 3.16 million 3.84 million 5

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 12 Benin 6.55 million compare
  2. 13 Chad 6.17 million compare
  3. 14 Ghana 5.20 million compare
  4. 16 Central African Republic 3.80 million compare
  5. 17 Togo 3.40 million compare
  6. 18 Burundi 2.27 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 Liberia?
Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Liberia was 3.84 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 3.84 million in 2024.
What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.58 million in 2017.
How does Liberia rank for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness?
Liberia ranks 15th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
Is population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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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