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Population needing preventative chemotherapy for neglected diseases worldwide 2015

Number of people worldwide that required preventative chemotherapy for select neglected tropical diseases in 2015 (in millions)

The data displays the number of people worldwide that required preventative chemotherapy for select neglected tropical diseases as of 2015. As of that time, around 192 million people needed preventative chemotherapy for trachoma.

Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) 941.3
Soil-transmitted helminthiases 834.7
Schistosomiasis (snail fever) 218.2
Trachoma 192.1
Onchocerciasis (river blindness) 185.6