Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis was 1.94 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Sierra Leone, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.94 million for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.00 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 926,255, in 2015.
Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.51 million | 926,255 | 2.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.80 million | 1.11 million | 3.00 million | 5 |
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More population data for Sierra Leone
- Population growth rate -0.137 (2100)
- Population density 220.76 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 983,692 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.137 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.7 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.7 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.7 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 3.79 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 3.31 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Sierra Leone?
- Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Sierra Leone was 1.94 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.00 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 926,255 in 2015.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis?
- Sierra Leone ranks 31st out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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