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.
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 482,523 people | — |
| 2011 | 499,147 people | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 514,409 people | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 531,376 people | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 548,411 people | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 322,781 people | -41.1% |
| 2016 | 257,324 people | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 230,218 people | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 156,821 people | -31.9% |
| 2019 | 417,622 people | +166.3% |
| 2020 | 286,629 people | -31.4% |
| 2021 | 452,973 people | +58.0% |
| 2022 | 278,763 people | -38.5% |
| 2023 | 799,161 people | +186.7% |
| 2024 | 813,233 people | +1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 813,233 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.16 million people, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 813,233 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38 million people, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More population data for Eritrea
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2011 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.3999 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 525,382 people (2100)
- Population density 69.76 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.97 Percent per annum (2030)
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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