Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Eswatini
Eswatini: Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis was 411,702 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Eswatini, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 411,702 for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 69.3% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Eswatini peaked at 411,702 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 187,445, in 2017.
That places Eswatini 40th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 299,815 | — |
| 2011 | 302,786 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 307,083 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 311,705 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 316,242 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 320,693 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 190,594 | -40.6% |
| 2017 | 187,445 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 402,726 | +114.9% |
| 2019 | 402,726 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 402,727 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 402,727 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 241,390 | -40.1% |
| 2023 | 243,228 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 411,702 | +69.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 411,702 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.09 million, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 411,702 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38 million, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +114.9% | 187,445 | 402,726 |
| 2024 | +69.3% | 243,228 | 411,702 |
| 2016 | -40.6% | 320,693 | 190,594 |
| 2022 | -40.1% | 402,727 | 241,390 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 304,182 | 187,445 | 402,726 | 10 |
| 2020s | 340,355 | 241,390 | 411,702 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 37 Gambia 657,160 compare
- 38 Mauritania 596,151 compare
- 39 South Africa 506,732 compare
- 41 Guinea-Bissau 399,321 compare
- 42 Gabon 204,568 compare
- 43 Namibia 196,714 compare
More population data for Eswatini
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.662 (2100)
- Population density 77.96 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 74,031 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.662 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Eswatini?
- Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Eswatini was 411,702 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 411,702 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 187,445 in 2017.
- How does Eswatini rank for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis?
- Eswatini ranks 40th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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