Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Tanzania
Tanzania: Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis was 21.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.35 million
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
2nd
of 52 countries
All-time high
21.35 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.53 million
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Tanzania, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Tanzania stood at 21.35 million. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Tanzania peaked at 21.35 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.53 million, in 2010.
Tanzania ranks 2nd 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.
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.53 million | — |
| 2011 | 9.83 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.14 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 10.45 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 10.77 million | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 12.80 million | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 14.99 million | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 15.99 million | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 16.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.88 million | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 16.50 million | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 18.16 million | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 19.90 million | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 20.52 million | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 21.35 million | +4.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 21.35 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.09 million, 6.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 21.35 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38 million, 6.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.55 million | 9.53 million | 16.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.29 million | 16.50 million | 21.35 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 1 Nigeria 34.86 million compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.86 million compare
- 4 Mozambique 18.41 million compare
- 5 Ethiopia 16.07 million compare
More population data for Tanzania
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.8793 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.8793 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6843 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 129,932 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.69 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.089 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.868 (2100)
- Population density 296.72 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 20.58 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Tanzania?
- Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Tanzania was 21.35 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.35 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.53 million in 2010.
- How does Tanzania rank for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis?
- Tanzania ranks 2nd out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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