Clinical trial registrations

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822

Africa · 2025

Clinical trial registrations in the Africa totalled 822 in 2025 (WHO).

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For example, in 2025 the number of trials registered in Western Pacific (31,097) 27,172) was more than 30 times higher than that in Africa (822) (chart A).

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World Health Organization. (2025). Number of clinical trials by year, country, WHO region and income group (1999-2022). Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://who.int/observatories/global-observatory-on-health-research-and-development/monitoring/number-of-clinical-trials-by-year-country-who-region-and-income-group. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4BJA299Q4VDN8AFTPVK3RB8S9V
MLA
World Health Organization. "Number of clinical trials by year, country, WHO region and income group (1999-2022)." 2025, https://who.int/observatories/global-observatory-on-health-research-and-development/monitoring/number-of-clinical-trials-by-year-country-who-region-and-income-group. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4BJA299Q4VDN8AFTPVK3RB8S9V.
Chicago
World Health Organization. "Number of clinical trials by year, country, WHO region and income group (1999-2022)." 2025. https://who.int/observatories/global-observatory-on-health-research-and-development/monitoring/number-of-clinical-trials-by-year-country-who-region-and-income-group. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4BJA299Q4VDN8AFTPVK3RB8S9V.
BibTeX
@misc{who2025clinicalrb8s9v, author = {{World Health Organization}}, title = {Number of clinical trials by year, country, WHO region and income group (1999-2022)}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_4BJA299Q4VDN8AFTPVK3RB8S9V}, note = {Original source: https://who.int/observatories/global-observatory-on-health-research-and-development/monitoring/number-of-clinical-trials-by-year-country-who-region-and-income-group. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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Number of clinical trials by year, country, WHO region and income group (1999-2022)
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