Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Yemen
Yemen: Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis was 3.85 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Yemen, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Yemen stood at 3.85 million.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Yemen peaked at 9.31 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.66 million, in 2017.
Yemen ranks 21st of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.38 million | — |
| 2011 | 8.62 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.89 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 9.10 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.31 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.08 million | -67.0% |
| 2016 | 3.15 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.66 million | -47.3% |
| 2018 | 4.69 million | +182.7% |
| 2019 | 3.94 million | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 3.41 million | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 4.05 million | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 3.68 million | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 3.77 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 3.85 million | +2.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 3.85 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.16 million, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +182.7% | 1.66 million | 4.69 million |
| 2015 | -67.0% | 9.31 million | 3.08 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.08 million | 1.66 million | 9.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 million | 3.41 million | 4.05 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 18 Kenya 4.77 million compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 4.46 million compare
- 20 Guinea 4.21 million compare
- 22 South Sudan 3.75 million compare
- 23 Senegal 3.38 million compare
- 24 Philippines 3.21 million compare
More population data for Yemen
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 55,296 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.01 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.258 (2100)
- Population density 208.41 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.88 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Yemen?
- Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Yemen was 3.85 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 9.31 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 million in 2017.
- How does Yemen rank for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis?
- Yemen ranks 21st out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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