Number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Uganda
Uganda: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness was 651,348 People in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Uganda, 2013–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in People.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 651,348 People for number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 59.0% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Uganda peaked at 4.45 million People in 2014 and was at its lowest, 651,348 People, in 2024.
That places Uganda 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.86 million People | 1.98 million People | 4.45 million People | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.40 million People | 651,348 People | 1.68 million People | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 21 Mozambique 1.43 million People compare
- 22 Congo 841,658 People compare
- 23 Gabon 783,365 People compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 646,572 People compare
- 26 Senegal 356,387 People compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 340,655 People compare
More population data for Uganda
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 602.61 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.91 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.17 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.17 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1.76 million people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.17 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 4.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 4.03 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Uganda?
- Number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Uganda was 651,348 People in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 million People in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 651,348 People in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people requiring preventive treatment for river blindness. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of people at risk of river blindness) who require preventive chemotherapy.