Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Botswana
Botswana: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis was 128,785 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Botswana, 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 Botswana is 128,785 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.8% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Botswana peaked at 1.45 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 128,785 people, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 47th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 172,114 people | 164,934 people | 180,079 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million people | 128,785 people | 1.45 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More population data for Botswana
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 6.77 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 208,485 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.7 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.7 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 816 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.7 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.58 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Botswana?
- Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Botswana was 128,785 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,785 people in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
- Botswana ranks 47th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.