Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis was 813,233 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eritrea, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eritrea stood at 813,233 people. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eritrea peaked at 813,233 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 156,821 people, in 2018.
That places Eritrea 36th 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 | 396,063 people | 156,821 people | 548,411 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 526,152 people | 278,763 people | 813,233 people | 5 |
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More population data for Eritrea
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 69.76 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 525,382 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.68 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.68 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 119 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.68 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.5 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eritrea?
- Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eritrea was 813,233 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 813,233 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,821 people in 2018.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
- Eritrea ranks 36th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.