Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Madagascar

Madagascar: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis was 13.03 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.03 million people
Change on year
up 18.0%
World rank
6th
of 52 countries
All-time high
13.03 million people
in 2024
All-time low
6.11 million people
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Madagascar, 2010–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2010201720242010: 6.1M people2011: 6.3M people2012: 6.5M people2013: 6.6M people2014: 6.8M people2015: 9.3M people2016: 7.8M people2017: 9.4M people2018: 9.7M people2019: 10.2M people2020: 9.9M people2021: 11.7M people2022: 10.9M people2023: 11.0M people2024: 13.0M people

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 Madagascar stood at 13.03 million people. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 91.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Madagascar peaked at 13.03 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.11 million people, in 2010.

Madagascar ranks 6th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.86 million people 6.11 million people 10.21 million people 10
2020s 11.30 million people 9.91 million people 13.03 million people 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.86 million people compare
  2. 4 Mozambique 18.41 million people compare
  3. 5 Ethiopia 16.07 million people compare
  4. 7 Mali 10.32 million people compare
  5. 8 Malawi 10.17 million people compare
  6. 9 Ghana 8.31 million people compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Madagascar?
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Madagascar was 13.03 million 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 Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 13.03 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 6.11 million people in 2010.
How does Madagascar rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
Madagascar ranks 6th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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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About this data

Indicator
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis
Unit
people
Source
World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
52 places, 769 data points, 2010–2024
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