This statistic shows the number of people worldwide affected by select neglected tropical diseases each year, as of 2020. It was estimated that around 36 million people are affected annually by lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis. Elephantiasis is caused by parasitic worms and is marked by severe swelling in various parts of the body.
Number of people affected worldwide each year from select neglected tropical diseases as of 2020
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (January 28, 2020). Number of people affected worldwide each year from select neglected tropical diseases as of 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/870886/neglected-tropical-diseases-people-affected-worldwide/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Number of people affected worldwide each year from select neglected tropical diseases as of 2020 (in millions)." Chart. January 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870886/neglected-tropical-diseases-people-affected-worldwide/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2020). Number of people affected worldwide each year from select neglected tropical diseases as of 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870886/neglected-tropical-diseases-people-affected-worldwide/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Number of People Affected Worldwide Each Year from Select Neglected Tropical Diseases as of 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870886/neglected-tropical-diseases-people-affected-worldwide/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Number of people affected worldwide each year from select neglected tropical diseases as of 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870886/neglected-tropical-diseases-people-affected-worldwide/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Number of people affected worldwide each year from select neglected tropical diseases as of 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, January 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/870886/neglected-tropical-diseases-people-affected-worldwide/