Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis was 411,702 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eswatini, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 411,702 people for number of people requiring preventive treatment 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, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eswatini peaked at 411,702 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 187,445 people, 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.
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 299,815 people | — |
| 2011 | 302,786 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 307,083 people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 311,705 people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 316,242 people | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 320,693 people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 190,594 people | -40.6% |
| 2017 | 187,445 people | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 402,726 people | +114.9% |
| 2019 | 402,726 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 402,727 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 402,727 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 241,390 people | -40.1% |
| 2023 | 243,228 people | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 411,702 people | +69.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 411,702 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.09 million people, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 411,702 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38 million people, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring preventive treatment 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 people | 402,726 people |
| 2024 | +69.3% | 243,228 people | 411,702 people |
| 2016 | -40.6% | 320,693 people | 190,594 people |
| 2022 | -40.1% | 402,727 people | 241,390 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 304,182 people | 187,445 people | 402,726 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 340,355 people | 241,390 people | 411,702 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 37 Gambia 657,160 people compare
- 38 Mauritania 596,151 people compare
- 39 South Africa 506,732 people compare
- 41 Guinea-Bissau 399,321 people compare
- 42 Gabon 204,568 people compare
- 43 Namibia 196,714 people compare
More population data for Eswatini
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 74,031 people (2100)
- Population density 77.96 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eswatini?
- Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Eswatini was 411,702 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 411,702 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 187,445 people in 2017.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
- Eswatini ranks 40th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring preventive treatment 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 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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