Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in China
China: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis was 156,162 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in China, 2010–2018
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
China recorded 156,162 people for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in China peaked at 156,162 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 119,563 people, in 2010.
That places China 44th out of 52 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in China, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 119,563 people | — |
| 2011 | 120,316 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 120,860 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 121,607 people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 122,330 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 152,688 people | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 153,436 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 154,188 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 156,162 people | +1.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 156,162 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 180,365 people, 87% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- China's 156,162 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 115,265 people, 1.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near China
More population data for China
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -12.97 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 15.54 million people (2100)
- Population density 67.46 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3489 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1671 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in China?
- Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in China was 156,162 people in 2018, 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 156,162 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,563 people in 2010.
- How does China rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
- China ranks 44th out of 52 countries with data for 2018.
- Is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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