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.
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 |
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More population data for Madagascar
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 146.69 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.06 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 83 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.56 children per women (2023)
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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Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis.