Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mali
Mali: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis was 10.32 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mali, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Mali recorded 10.32 million people for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mali peaked at 10.32 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.56 million people, in 2015.
That places Mali 7th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.48 million people | 4.56 million people | 6.05 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.14 million people | 6.28 million people | 10.32 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 4 Mozambique 18.41 million people compare
- 5 Ethiopia 16.07 million people compare
- 6 Madagascar 13.03 million people compare
- 8 Malawi 10.17 million people compare
- 9 Ghana 8.31 million people compare
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 8.30 million people compare
More population data for Mali
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 65.03 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.87 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 5.51 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 5.51 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 135,533 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 5.51 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 5.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 4.84 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mali?
- Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mali was 10.32 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 10.32 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 million people in 2015.
- How does Mali rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
- Mali ranks 7th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.