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Years spent trying to wipe out each disease

From the global eradication campaign's launch to victory, or to today

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What the data shows

  • In 2026, Yaws ranks #1 with 74 yrs, ahead of Malaria (71 yrs) and Guinea worm (40 yrs).
  • Biggest climber: Elephantiasis (LF), from #7 in 2001 to #5 in 2026.

The data

Source given by the creator: Campaign launch to eradication (or 2026). Smallpox: WHO Intensified Programme 1967–1980. Rinderpest: GREP 1994–2011. Yaws: WHO/UNICEF 1952. Malaria: WHO GMEP 1955. Guinea worm: Carter Center 1986. Polio: GPEI 1988. LF: GPELF 2000..

Years spent trying to wipe out each disease
DateSmallpox · eradicated 1980Rinderpest (cattle) · eradicated 2011Elephantiasis (LF)PolioGuinea wormMalariaYaws
19520 yrs
19531 yrs
19542 yrs
19550 yrs3 yrs
19561 yrs4 yrs
19572 yrs5 yrs
19583 yrs6 yrs
19594 yrs7 yrs
19605 yrs8 yrs
19616 yrs9 yrs
19627 yrs10 yrs
19638 yrs11 yrs
19649 yrs12 yrs
196510 yrs13 yrs
196611 yrs14 yrs
19670 yrs12 yrs15 yrs
19681 yrs13 yrs16 yrs
19692 yrs14 yrs17 yrs
19703 yrs15 yrs18 yrs
19714 yrs16 yrs19 yrs
19725 yrs17 yrs20 yrs
19736 yrs18 yrs21 yrs
19747 yrs19 yrs22 yrs
19758 yrs20 yrs23 yrs
19769 yrs21 yrs24 yrs
197710 yrs22 yrs25 yrs
197811 yrs23 yrs26 yrs
197912 yrs24 yrs27 yrs
198013 yrs25 yrs28 yrs
198113 yrs26 yrs29 yrs
198213 yrs27 yrs30 yrs
198313 yrs28 yrs31 yrs
198413 yrs29 yrs32 yrs
198513 yrs30 yrs33 yrs
198613 yrs0 yrs31 yrs34 yrs
198713 yrs1 yrs32 yrs35 yrs
198813 yrs0 yrs2 yrs33 yrs36 yrs
198913 yrs1 yrs3 yrs34 yrs37 yrs
199013 yrs2 yrs4 yrs35 yrs38 yrs
199113 yrs3 yrs5 yrs36 yrs39 yrs
199213 yrs4 yrs6 yrs37 yrs40 yrs
199313 yrs5 yrs7 yrs38 yrs41 yrs
199413 yrs0 yrs6 yrs8 yrs39 yrs42 yrs
199513 yrs1 yrs7 yrs9 yrs40 yrs43 yrs
199613 yrs2 yrs8 yrs10 yrs41 yrs44 yrs
199713 yrs3 yrs9 yrs11 yrs42 yrs45 yrs
199813 yrs4 yrs10 yrs12 yrs43 yrs46 yrs
199913 yrs5 yrs11 yrs13 yrs44 yrs47 yrs
200013 yrs6 yrs0 yrs12 yrs14 yrs45 yrs48 yrs
200113 yrs7 yrs1 yrs13 yrs15 yrs46 yrs49 yrs
200213 yrs8 yrs2 yrs14 yrs16 yrs47 yrs50 yrs
200313 yrs9 yrs3 yrs15 yrs17 yrs48 yrs51 yrs
200413 yrs10 yrs4 yrs16 yrs18 yrs49 yrs52 yrs
200513 yrs11 yrs5 yrs17 yrs19 yrs50 yrs53 yrs
200613 yrs12 yrs6 yrs18 yrs20 yrs51 yrs54 yrs
200713 yrs13 yrs7 yrs19 yrs21 yrs52 yrs55 yrs
200813 yrs14 yrs8 yrs20 yrs22 yrs53 yrs56 yrs
200913 yrs15 yrs9 yrs21 yrs23 yrs54 yrs57 yrs
201013 yrs16 yrs10 yrs22 yrs24 yrs55 yrs58 yrs
201113 yrs17 yrs11 yrs23 yrs25 yrs56 yrs59 yrs
201213 yrs17 yrs12 yrs24 yrs26 yrs57 yrs60 yrs
201313 yrs17 yrs13 yrs25 yrs27 yrs58 yrs61 yrs
201413 yrs17 yrs14 yrs26 yrs28 yrs59 yrs62 yrs
201513 yrs17 yrs15 yrs27 yrs29 yrs60 yrs63 yrs
201613 yrs17 yrs16 yrs28 yrs30 yrs61 yrs64 yrs
201713 yrs17 yrs17 yrs29 yrs31 yrs62 yrs65 yrs
201813 yrs17 yrs18 yrs30 yrs32 yrs63 yrs66 yrs
201913 yrs17 yrs19 yrs31 yrs33 yrs64 yrs67 yrs
202013 yrs17 yrs20 yrs32 yrs34 yrs65 yrs68 yrs
202113 yrs17 yrs21 yrs33 yrs35 yrs66 yrs69 yrs
202213 yrs17 yrs22 yrs34 yrs36 yrs67 yrs70 yrs
202313 yrs17 yrs23 yrs35 yrs37 yrs68 yrs71 yrs
202413 yrs17 yrs24 yrs36 yrs38 yrs69 yrs72 yrs
202513 yrs17 yrs25 yrs37 yrs39 yrs70 yrs73 yrs
202613 yrs17 yrs26 yrs38 yrs40 yrs71 yrs74 yrs

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