The global disease burden, as analyzed through disability-adjusted life years, overwhelmingly exceeds other tropical diseases other than malaria, leishmaniasis and lymphatic filariasis. Hookworm infections are correlated with increased school absences and, as a result, a decreased future socioeconomic productivity. This research reflects that hookworm, similar to other NTDs, promotes long-term disability and increases the likelihood that a marginalized population will remain in impoverished conditions.