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Population receiving preventative chemotherapy for neglected diseases worldwide 2015

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

The data displays the number of people worldwide that were treated with preventative chemotherapy for select neglected tropical diseases as of 2015. As of that time, around 56 million people were receiving preventative chemotherapy for trachoma.

Soil-transmitted helminthiases 572.7
Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) 557.9
Onchocerciasis (river blindness) 119
Schistosomiasis (snail fever) 74.3
Trachoma 56.1