Malaysia vs Yemen: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis
Malaysia
25,394 people
in 2024
Yemen
44,000 people
in 2011
Malaysia rank
58th
Yemen rank
56th
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis over time
- Malaysia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 44,000 people against 25,394 people in Malaysia, a difference of 18,606 people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.7 times Malaysia's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 58th and Yemen ranks 56th of 66 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 million people | 110,759 people | 1.02 million people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 620,916 people | 46,434 people | 574,482 people | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis, Malaysia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 44,000 people against 25,394 people in Malaysia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis between Malaysia and Yemen?
- 18,606 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Yemen?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2011.
- How do Malaysia and Yemen rank globally for number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
- Malaysia ranks 58th and Yemen ranks 56th of 66 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for lymphatic filariasis.