Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Benin
Benin: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis was 2.17 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Benin, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Benin is 2.17 million people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 127.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Benin peaked at 2.74 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 956,607 people, in 2014.
That places Benin 30th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.08 million people | 956,607 people | 2.46 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 million people | 2.11 million people | 2.74 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Benin
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 351.08 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.95 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.48 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.48 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 16,232 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.48 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.93 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Benin?
- Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Benin was 2.17 million people in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 956,607 people in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis.