Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Chad
Chad: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis was 1.91 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Chad, 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 Chad is 1.91 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.3% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Chad peaked at 6.02 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.91 million people, in 2024.
That places Chad 33rd 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.
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Chad, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.29 million people | — |
| 2011 | 3.38 million people | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 3.47 million people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.58 million people | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.68 million people | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.24 million people | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 3.24 million people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.78 million people | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 4.15 million people | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 3.89 million people | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 3.99 million people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.15 million people | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 4.26 million people | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 6.02 million people | +41.2% |
| 2024 | 1.91 million people | -68.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.91 million people is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.16 million people, 46% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.91 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38 million people, 56% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -68.3% | 6.02 million people | 1.91 million people |
| 2023 | +41.2% | 4.26 million people | 6.02 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.57 million people | 3.24 million people | 4.15 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 million people | 1.91 million people | 6.02 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More population data for Chad
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.4414 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4609 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.608 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4609 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.48 million people (2100)
- Population density 55.23 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3799 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.87 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Chad?
- Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Chad was 1.91 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 million people in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
- Chad ranks 33rd out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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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