Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Gabon
Gabon: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis was 204,568 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 204,568 people.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Gabon peaked at 343,554 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 180,080 people, in 2020.
That places Gabon 42nd out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 274,188 people | 183,767 people | 343,554 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,392 people | 180,080 people | 204,568 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 39 South Africa 506,732 people compare
- 40 Eswatini 411,702 people compare
- 41 Guinea-Bissau 399,321 people compare
- 43 Namibia 196,714 people compare
- 44 China 156,162 people compare
- 45 Congo, Rep. 151,745 people compare
More population data for Gabon
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 26.79 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 467,914 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.59 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.59 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 179 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.59 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.45 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Gabon?
- Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Gabon was 204,568 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 343,554 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,080 people in 2020.
- How does Gabon rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
- Gabon ranks 42nd out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.