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.
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 310,391 people | — |
| 2011 | 314,533 people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 320,603 people | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 328,290 people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 336,063 people | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 343,554 people | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 183,767 people | -46.5% |
| 2017 | 187,865 people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 208,406 people | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 208,406 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 180,080 people | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 180,080 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 196,658 people | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 200,574 people | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 204,568 people | +2.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 204,568 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 180,365 people, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 204,568 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38 million people, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -46.5% | 343,554 people | 183,767 people |
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
More population data for Gabon
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6319 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6319 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 467,914 people (2100)
- Population density 26.79 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0336 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.78 Percent per annum (2030)
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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