Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis by country
Countries reporting
52
Highest
34.86 million
Nigeria
Lowest
29,668
Indonesia
Median
2.85 million
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
769
What the numbers show
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 34.86 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 29,668 in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.85 million, and the mean is 4.94 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,175.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 4,773.1%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 90.5%).
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 34.86 million | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 2 | Tanzania | 21.35 million | 2024 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 18.86 million | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 4 | Mozambique | 18.41 million | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 16.07 million | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 6 | Madagascar | 13.03 million | 2024 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 7 | Mali | 10.32 million | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 8 | Malawi | 10.17 million | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 9 | Ghana | 8.31 million | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.30 million | 2024 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 7.98 million | 2024 | down 23.3% | flat |
| 12 | Cameroon | 6.80 million | 2024 | up 96.0% | falling |
| 13 | Angola | 5.62 million | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 14 | Rwanda | 5.47 million | 2024 | up 137.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Sudan | 5.12 million | 2024 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 16 | Niger | 5.10 million | 2024 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 17 | Zambia | 4.79 million | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 18 | Kenya | 4.77 million | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 4.46 million | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea | 4.21 million | 2024 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 21 | Yemen | 3.85 million | 2024 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 22 | South Sudan | 3.75 million | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 3.38 million | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 24 | Philippines | 3.21 million | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 25 | Togo | 3.19 million | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 2.98 million | 2023 | up 4,773.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 2.71 million | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 28 | Liberia | 2.49 million | 2024 | up 128.1% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 2.21 million | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 30 | Benin | 2.17 million | 2024 | up 127.0% | rising |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 1.94 million | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 1.91 million | 2024 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 33 | Chad | 1.91 million | 2024 | down 48.2% | rising |
| 34 | Somalia | 1.44 million | 2024 | up 162.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Burundi | 936,720 | 2024 | down 66.4% | flat |
| 36 | Eritrea | 813,233 | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 37 | Gambia | 657,160 | 2024 | up 235.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Mauritania | 596,151 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 39 | South Africa | 506,732 | 2024 | down 90.5% | falling |
| 40 | Eswatini | 411,702 | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 399,321 | 2024 | up 111.8% | rising |
| 42 | Gabon | 204,568 | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 43 | Namibia | 196,714 | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 44 | China | 156,162 | 2018 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 45 | Congo | 151,745 | 2024 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | 147,618 | 2024 | up 167.0% | rising |
| 47 | Botswana | 128,785 | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Laos | 115,265 | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Cambodia | 98,416 | 2024 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Venezuela | 66,388 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42,776 | 2024 | up 422.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Indonesia | 29,668 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |