Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Namibia
Namibia: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis was 196,714 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Namibia, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Namibia is 196,714 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Namibia peaked at 470,803 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 182,408 people, in 2015.
Namibia ranks 43rd of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 324,831 people | 182,408 people | 470,803 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,808 people | 191,140 people | 196,714 people | 5 |
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More population data for Namibia
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 357,079 people (2100)
- Population density 7.16 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 5,258 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Namibia?
- Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Namibia was 196,714 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 470,803 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,408 people in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
- Namibia ranks 43rd out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.