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HME measures the sum of the prevalence of 15 NTDs per 100,000 that are currently measured in the annual Global Burden of Disease study: human African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, cystic echinococcosis, cysticercosis, dengue, food-borne trematodiases, Guinea worm, soil-transmitted helminths (hookworm, trichuriasis, and ascariasis), leishmaniasis, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, rabies, schistosomiasis, and trachoma.
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Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases worldwide in 2023, by region
In 2023, there were over ** thousand cases of 15 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) per 100,000 population in the Central Sub-Saharan Africa region. This statistic illustrates the prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases worldwide in 2023, by region.
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Gates Foundation. (August 21, 2025). Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases worldwide in 2023, by region (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1344921/prevalence-of-neglected-tropical-diseases-worldwide-region/
Gates Foundation. "Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases worldwide in 2023, by region (per 100,000 population)." Chart. August 21, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1344921/prevalence-of-neglected-tropical-diseases-worldwide-region/
Gates Foundation. (2025). Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases worldwide in 2023, by region (per 100,000 population). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1344921/prevalence-of-neglected-tropical-diseases-worldwide-region/
Gates Foundation. "Prevalence of 15 Neglected Tropical Diseases Worldwide in 2023, by Region (per 100,000 Population)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 21 Aug 2025, /statistics/1344921/prevalence-of-neglected-tropical-diseases-worldwide-region/
Gates Foundation, Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases worldwide in 2023, by region (per 100,000 population) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1344921/prevalence-of-neglected-tropical-diseases-worldwide-region/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases worldwide in 2023, by region (per 100,000 population) [Graph], Gates Foundation, August 21, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1344921/prevalence-of-neglected-tropical-diseases-worldwide-region/