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Indicator 3.3.5 - Number of cases of the selected tropical diseases

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Unit: persons
Source of data: National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene

Information about indicator

Name of the indicator 3.3.5 Number of cases of the selected tropical diseases
Sustainable Development Goal Goal 3. Good health and well-being
Target 3.3 By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases
Definition Number of illnesses of the selected tropical diseases.
Unit persons
Available dimensions total
Methodological explanations

Tropical diseases - diseases occurring in tropical climates. Tropical diseases can be caused by: bacteria, viruses, fungi and single and multicellular parasites.

Data calculated on the basis of MZ-56 report on contagious diseases, infections and intoxication. Tropical diseases include the following:

  • A30 (Leprosy, Hansen's disease)
  • A31.1 (Buruli ulcer)
  • A66 (Frambesia)
  • A71 (Trachoma)
  • A82 (Rabies)
  • A90 (Dengue fever)
  • A92.0 (Chikungunya virus disease)
  • B55 (Leishmaniasis)
  • B56 (African trypanosomiasis)
  • B57 (Chagas' disease)
  • B65 (Schistosomiasis)
  • B66 (Other fluke infections)
  • B67 (Echinococcosis)
  • B68 (Taeniasis)
  • B69 (Cysticercosis)
  • B72 (Dracunculiasis)
  • B73 (Onchocerciasis)
  • B74 (Filariasis)
  • B83.0 (Visceral larva migrans)

In Poland, among the aforementioned diseases, the following infectious diseases are subject to notification and are isolated in the registration of the disease:

  • A82 (Rabies)
  • A90 (Dengue fever)
  • A92.0 (Chikungunya virus disease)
  • B67 (Echinococcosis)
  • B69 (Cysticercosis)

For Poland the most important are:Echinococcosis (most cases are native cases) and Rabies (due to the existing rabies of animals in Poland, and thus the existing threat to human cases.
Source of data National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene
Data availability Annual data since 2010.
Notes The presented indicator (3.3.5 Number of cases of the selected tropical diseases) is a proxy indicator to the one adopted in the official list of indicators of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The replacement of the original indicator (3.3.5 Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases) is due to the inability to obtain data for it. The proxy indicator has been selected so as to most fully reflect the essence of the observed phenomenon.
Data updated on 29-04-2025
Metadata updated on 12-05-2022