In 2020, the prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) reached approximately 19.3 thousand cases per 100,000 population in Latin America and the Caribbean, the lowest figure observed during the period analyzed. In comparison, the occurrence of these neglected tropical diseases amounted to around 31.5 thousand cases per 100,000 people in the region in 1990. The worldwide prevalence of NTDs worldwide reached 12.1 thousand cases per 100,000 people in 2020.
Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2020
(per 100,000 population)
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The source estimates the prevalence of the following NTDs per 100,000 people: human African trypanosomiasis, chagas disease, cystic echinococcosis, cysticercosis, dengue, food-borne trematodiases, Guinea worm, soil-transmitted helminths, leishmaniasis, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, rabies, schistosomiasis, and trachoma.
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Gates Foundation. (January 18, 2023). Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2020 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360074/prevalence-neglected-tropical-diseases-latin-america/
Gates Foundation. "Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2020 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. January 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360074/prevalence-neglected-tropical-diseases-latin-america/
Gates Foundation. (2023). Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2020 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360074/prevalence-neglected-tropical-diseases-latin-america/
Gates Foundation. "Prevalence of 15 Neglected Tropical Diseases in Latin America and The Caribbean from 1990 to 2020 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360074/prevalence-neglected-tropical-diseases-latin-america/
Gates Foundation, Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2020 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360074/prevalence-neglected-tropical-diseases-latin-america/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1990 to 2020 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], Gates Foundation, January 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360074/prevalence-neglected-tropical-diseases-latin-america/
