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Current cases of onchocerciasis per 100,000 people

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
228.8cases per 100,000 people
Median: 0.0cases per 100,000 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
11,708.5cases per 100,000 people
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0cases per 100,000 people
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan11,708.5cases per 100,000 people
2Liberia7,458.4cases per 100,000 people
3Central African Republic6,335.5cases per 100,000 people
4Democratic Republic of the Congo6,054.7cases per 100,000 people
5Cameroon2,335.5cases per 100,000 people
By Region
Other364.7cases per 100,000 people(124 countries)
Africa160.4cases per 100,000 people(9 countries)
Asia0.1cases per 100,000 people(26 countries)
South America0.0cases per 100,000 people(7 countries)
Europe0.0cases per 100,000 people(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0cases per 100,000 people)High (11,708.5cases per 100,000 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 228.8cases per 100,000 people)

Other (124)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1South Sudan11,708.5cases per 100,000 people
2Liberia7,458.4cases per 100,000 people
3Central African Republic6,335.5cases per 100,000 people
4Democratic Republic of the Congo6,054.7cases per 100,000 people
5Cameroon2,335.5cases per 100,000 people
6Sierra Leone2,131.0cases per 100,000 people
7Chad1,988.2cases per 100,000 people
8Equatorial Guinea1,939.0cases per 100,000 people
9Burundi1,772.5cases per 100,000 people
10Uganda1,038.3cases per 100,000 people
11Nigeria788.5cases per 100,000 people
12Republic of the Congo739.2cases per 100,000 people
13Malawi579.4cases per 100,000 people
14United Republic of Tanzania381.6cases per 100,000 people
15Angola328.4cases per 100,000 people
16Ethiopia315.9cases per 100,000 people
17Sudan265.2cases per 100,000 people
18Benin219.2cases per 100,000 people
19Guinea213.8cases per 100,000 people
20Togo35.5cases per 100,000 people
21Venezuela19.6cases per 100,000 people
22Ghana11.0cases per 100,000 people
23Yemen2.6cases per 100,000 people
24Senegal2.0cases per 100,000 people
25Mali1.6cases per 100,000 people
26Burkina Faso1.1cases per 100,000 people
27Cote d'Ivoire1.1cases per 100,000 people
28Niger1.0cases per 100,000 people
29Guinea-Bissau1.0cases per 100,000 people
30Brazil0.1cases per 100,000 people
31Bulgaria0.0cases per 100,000 people
32Myanmar0.0cases per 100,000 people
33Belarus0.0cases per 100,000 people
34Cambodia0.0cases per 100,000 people
35Canada0.0cases per 100,000 people
36Cape Verde0.0cases per 100,000 people
37Sri Lanka0.0cases per 100,000 people
38Chile0.0cases per 100,000 people
39People's Republic of China0.0cases per 100,000 people
40Taiwan, Province of China0.0cases per 100,000 people
41Colombia0.0cases per 100,000 people
42Comoros0.0cases per 100,000 people
43Cook Islands0.0cases per 100,000 people
44Costa Rica0.0cases per 100,000 people
45Croatia0.0cases per 100,000 people
46Cuba0.0cases per 100,000 people
47Cyprus0.0cases per 100,000 people
48Czech Republic0.0cases per 100,000 people
49Denmark0.0cases per 100,000 people
50Dominica0.0cases per 100,000 people
51Dominican Republic0.0cases per 100,000 people
52Ecuador0.0cases per 100,000 people
53El Salvador0.0cases per 100,000 people
54Eritrea0.0cases per 100,000 people
55Estonia0.0cases per 100,000 people
56Fiji0.0cases per 100,000 people
57Finland0.0cases per 100,000 people
58France0.0cases per 100,000 people
59Djibouti0.0cases per 100,000 people
60Gabon0.0cases per 100,000 people
61Georgia0.0cases per 100,000 people
62Republic of The Gambia0.0cases per 100,000 people
63State of Palestine0.0cases per 100,000 people
64Germany0.0cases per 100,000 people
65Kiribati0.0cases per 100,000 people
66Greece0.0cases per 100,000 people
67Greenland0.0cases per 100,000 people
68Grenada0.0cases per 100,000 people
69Guam0.0cases per 100,000 people
70Guatemala0.0cases per 100,000 people
71Guyana0.0cases per 100,000 people
72Haiti0.0cases per 100,000 people
73Honduras0.0cases per 100,000 people
74Hungary0.0cases per 100,000 people
75Iceland0.0cases per 100,000 people
76India0.0cases per 100,000 people
77Indonesia0.0cases per 100,000 people
78Islamic Republic of Iran0.0cases per 100,000 people
79Iraq0.0cases per 100,000 people
80Ireland0.0cases per 100,000 people
81Israel0.0cases per 100,000 people
82Italy0.0cases per 100,000 people
83Jamaica0.0cases per 100,000 people
84Japan0.0cases per 100,000 people
85Kazakhstan0.0cases per 100,000 people
86Jordan0.0cases per 100,000 people
87Kenya0.0cases per 100,000 people
88North Korea0.0cases per 100,000 people
89South Korea0.0cases per 100,000 people
90Kuwait0.0cases per 100,000 people
91Kyrgyzstan0.0cases per 100,000 people
92Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0cases per 100,000 people
93Lebanon0.0cases per 100,000 people
94Lesotho0.0cases per 100,000 people
95Latvia0.0cases per 100,000 people
96Libya0.0cases per 100,000 people
97Lithuania0.0cases per 100,000 people
98Luxembourg0.0cases per 100,000 people
99Madagascar0.0cases per 100,000 people
100Malaysia0.0cases per 100,000 people
101Maldives0.0cases per 100,000 people
102Malta0.0cases per 100,000 people
103Mauritania0.0cases per 100,000 people
104Mauritius0.0cases per 100,000 people
105Mexico0.0cases per 100,000 people
106Monaco0.0cases per 100,000 people
107Mongolia0.0cases per 100,000 people
108Moldova, Republic of0.0cases per 100,000 people
109Montenegro0.0cases per 100,000 people
110Morocco0.0cases per 100,000 people
111Mozambique0.0cases per 100,000 people
112Oman0.0cases per 100,000 people
113Namibia0.0cases per 100,000 people
114Nauru0.0cases per 100,000 people
115Nepal0.0cases per 100,000 people
116Netherlands0.0cases per 100,000 people
117Vanuatu0.0cases per 100,000 people
118New Zealand0.0cases per 100,000 people
119Nicaragua0.0cases per 100,000 people
120Niue0.0cases per 100,000 people
121Norway0.0cases per 100,000 people
122Northern Mariana Islands0.0cases per 100,000 people
123Micronesia, Federated States of0.0cases per 100,000 people
124Marshall Islands0.0cases per 100,000 people
125Palau0.0cases per 100,000 people
126Pakistan0.0cases per 100,000 people
127Panama0.0cases per 100,000 people
128Papua New Guinea0.0cases per 100,000 people
129Paraguay0.0cases per 100,000 people
130Peru0.0cases per 100,000 people
131Philippines0.0cases per 100,000 people
132Poland0.0cases per 100,000 people
133Portugal0.0cases per 100,000 people
134Timor-Leste0.0cases per 100,000 people
135Puerto Rico0.0cases per 100,000 people
136Qatar0.0cases per 100,000 people
137Romania0.0cases per 100,000 people
138Russian Federation0.0cases per 100,000 people
139Rwanda0.0cases per 100,000 people
140Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0cases per 100,000 people
141Saint Lucia0.0cases per 100,000 people
142Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0cases per 100,000 people
143San Marino0.0cases per 100,000 people
144Sao Tome and Principe0.0cases per 100,000 people
145Saudi Arabia0.0cases per 100,000 people
146Serbia0.0cases per 100,000 people
147Seychelles0.0cases per 100,000 people
148Singapore0.0cases per 100,000 people
149Slovakia0.0cases per 100,000 people
150Vietnam0.0cases per 100,000 people
151Slovenia0.0cases per 100,000 people
152Somalia0.0cases per 100,000 people
153South Africa0.0cases per 100,000 people
154Zimbabwe0.0cases per 100,000 people
155Spain0.0cases per 100,000 people
156Suriname0.0cases per 100,000 people
157Eswatini0.0cases per 100,000 people
158Sweden0.0cases per 100,000 people
159Switzerland0.0cases per 100,000 people
160Syrian Arab Republic0.0cases per 100,000 people
161Tajikistan0.0cases per 100,000 people
162Thailand0.0cases per 100,000 people
163Tokelau0.0cases per 100,000 people
164Tonga0.0cases per 100,000 people
165Trinidad and Tobago0.0cases per 100,000 people
166United Arab Emirates0.0cases per 100,000 people
167Tunisia0.0cases per 100,000 people
168Türkiye0.0cases per 100,000 people
169Turkmenistan0.0cases per 100,000 people
170Tuvalu0.0cases per 100,000 people
171Ukraine0.0cases per 100,000 people
172The Republic of North Macedonia0.0cases per 100,000 people
173Egypt0.0cases per 100,000 people
174United Kingdom0.0cases per 100,000 people
175United States of America0.0cases per 100,000 people
176Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0cases per 100,000 people
177Uruguay0.0cases per 100,000 people
178Uzbekistan0.0cases per 100,000 people
179Samoa0.0cases per 100,000 people
180Zambia0.0cases per 100,000 people
181Afghanistan0.0cases per 100,000 people
182Albania0.0cases per 100,000 people
183Algeria0.0cases per 100,000 people
184American Samoa0.0cases per 100,000 people
185Andorra0.0cases per 100,000 people
186Antigua and Barbuda0.0cases per 100,000 people
187Azerbaijan0.0cases per 100,000 people
188Argentina0.0cases per 100,000 people
189Australia0.0cases per 100,000 people
190Austria0.0cases per 100,000 people
191Bahamas0.0cases per 100,000 people
192Bahrain0.0cases per 100,000 people
193Bangladesh0.0cases per 100,000 people
194Armenia0.0cases per 100,000 people
195Barbados0.0cases per 100,000 people
196Belgium0.0cases per 100,000 people
197Bermuda0.0cases per 100,000 people
198Bhutan0.0cases per 100,000 people
199Bolivia0.0cases per 100,000 people
200Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0cases per 100,000 people
201Botswana0.0cases per 100,000 people
202Belize0.0cases per 100,000 people
203Solomon Islands0.0cases per 100,000 people
204Brunei Darussalam0.0cases per 100,000 people
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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