Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Brazil
Brazil: Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis was 2.21 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2.21 million for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Brazil peaked at 2.21 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million, in 2010.
That places Brazil 29th 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.
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.46 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.47 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.49 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.51 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.52 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.19 million | +40.6% |
| 2021 | 2.19 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.19 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.20 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.21 million | +0.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2.21 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 180,365, 12.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +40.6% | 1.56 million | 2.19 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.52 million | 1.46 million | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.20 million | 2.19 million | 2.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More population data for Brazil
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2798 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 230,886 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4122 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.737 (2100)
- Population density 19.55 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.45 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Brazil?
- Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Brazil was 2.21 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis?
- Brazil ranks 29th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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