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
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Madagascar, 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 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.
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.11 million people | — |
| 2011 | 6.27 million people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 6.45 million people | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.64 million people | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.82 million people | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.28 million people | +36.0% |
| 2016 | 7.80 million people | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 9.40 million people | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 9.65 million people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 10.21 million people | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 9.91 million people | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 11.66 million people | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 10.86 million people | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 11.05 million people | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 13.03 million people | +18.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 13.03 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.16 million people, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 13.03 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38 million people, 3.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More population data for Madagascar
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.153 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.06 million people (2100)
- Population density 146.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2896 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
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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