Neglected tropical diseases: prevalence by country in Latin America 2020

In 2020, Peru reported the highest prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Latin America and the Caribbean, with about 45.9 thousand cases per 100,000 population. Nicaragua followed, with an estimated prevalence of specific neglected tropical diseases of around 38.8 thousand cases per 100,000 people. That year, the average prevalence of NTDs within the Latin American and Caribbean region was 19.3 thousand cases per 100,000 population.

Prevalence of 15 neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, by country (per 100,000 population)

Characteristic	Prevalence per 100,000 population
Peru	45,900
Nicaragua	38,800
Ecuador	30,700
Honduras	29,200
Guyana	25,800
Venezuela	25,000
Guatemala	21,000
Dominican Republic	20,700
Cuba	19,900
Bolivia	18,900
Suriname	18,400
El Salvador	17,300
Brazil	17,000
Panama	16,300
Colombia	15,400
Mexico	15,100
Costa Rica	15,000
Paraguay	13,800
Antigua and Barbuda	13,000
Haiti	12,100
Argentina	8,600
Chile	6,700
Bahamas	6,200
Belize	5,900
Jamaica	5,800
Barbados	5,700
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5,500
Trinidad and Tobago	5,400
Grenada	5,200
Dominica	4,900
Saint Lucia	4,700
Uruguay	755.5
Saint Kitts and Nevis	223

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January 2023

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LAC

Survey time period

2020

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Figures have been rounded.

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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