Countries where yaws is endemic, 2023

Yaws is a debilitating bacterial disease that can be treated with inexpensive antibiotics. The disease was firsttargeted for eradication in the 1950s.

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    Countries where yaws is endemic

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    Rationale

    WHA Resolution 66.12 on neglected tropical diseases

    Definition

    Status of yaws endemicity in the countries have reported a case of yaws at least once

    Method of estimation

    Data reported by national programmes annually

    Countries where yaws is endemic
    Status of yaws endemicity in the countries have reported a case of yaws at least once
    Source
    World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
    Last updated
    May 19, 2025
    Next expected update
    May 2026
    Date range
    2023–2023

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    This data is based on the following sources

    World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory

    The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 indicators on priority health topics including mortality and burden of diseases, the Millennium Development Goals (child nutrition, child health, maternal and reproductive health, immunization, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected diseases, water and sanitation), non communicable diseases and risk factors, epidemic-prone diseases, health systems, environmental health, violence and injuries, equity among others.

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    May 19, 2025
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    This is the citation of the original data obtained from the source, prior to any processing or adaptation by Our World in Data. To cite data downloaded from this page, please use the suggested citation given in Reuse This Work below.
    World Health Organization. 2025. Global Health Observatory data repository. http://www.who.int/gho/en/.

    The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 indicators on priority health topics including mortality and burden of diseases, the Millennium Development Goals (child nutrition, child health, maternal and reproductive health, immunization, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected diseases, water and sanitation), non communicable diseases and risk factors, epidemic-prone diseases, health systems, environmental health, violence and injuries, equity among others.

    Retrieved on
    May 19, 2025
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    World Health Organization. 2025. Global Health Observatory data repository. http://www.who.int/gho/en/.

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    World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. “Countries where yaws is endemic” [dataset]. World Health Organization, “Global Health Observatory” [original data]. Retrieved July 29, 2025 from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20250624-125417/grapher/status-of-yaws-endemicity.html (archived on June 24, 2025).