Democratic Republic of the Congo vs United Republic of Tanzania: Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis

Democratic Republic of the Congo
18.86 million
in 2024
United Republic of Tanzania
21.35 million
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
3rd
United Republic of Tanzania rank
2nd

Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • United Republic of Tanzania
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M201020172024

How they compare

United Republic of Tanzania currently reports 21.35 million against 18.86 million in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 2.49 million.

That makes United Republic of Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 2nd of 52 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 1 and United Republic of Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo United Republic of Tanzania Difference Ahead
2010s 16.25 million 12.55 million 3.70 million Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 18.02 million 19.29 million 1.26 million United Republic of Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis, Democratic Republic of the Congo or United Republic of Tanzania?
United Republic of Tanzania, at 21.35 million against 18.86 million in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis between Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Republic of Tanzania?
2.49 million, with United Republic of Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Republic of Tanzania?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Republic of Tanzania rank globally for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 2nd of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
52 places, 769 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed