Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis was 3.21 million in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
3.21 million
Change on year
down 27.7%
World rank
18th
of 64 countries
All-time high
77.23 million
in 2011
All-time low
3.21 million
in 2015
Years of data
14
2002–2015

Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh, 2002–2015

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M2002200820152002: 49.0M2003: 49.0M2004: 49.0M2005: 70.0M2006: 70.0M2007: 74.0M2008: 74.3M2009: 76.0M2010: 76.0M2011: 77.2M2012: 77.2M2013: 49.7M2014: 4.4M2015: 3.2M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh is 3.21 million, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 95.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh peaked at 77.23 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.21 million, in 2015.

Bangladesh ranks 18th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh, 2002 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2002 49.00 million
2003 49.00 million +0.0%
2004 49.00 million +0.0%
2005 70.00 million +42.9%
2006 70.00 million +0.0%
2007 74.00 million +5.7%
2008 74.30 million +0.4%
2009 75.96 million +2.2%
2010 75.96 million +0.0%
2011 77.23 million +1.7%
2012 77.23 million +0.0%
2013 49.66 million -35.7%
2014 4.44 million -91.1%
2015 3.21 million -27.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.91 million 49.00 million 75.96 million 8
2010s 47.96 million 3.21 million 77.23 million 6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 15 Haiti 4.58 million compare
  2. 16 Papua New Guinea 4.50 million compare
  3. 17 Angola 4.46 million
  4. 19 Ethiopia 2.73 million compare
  5. 20 Tanzania 2.66 million compare
  6. 21 Philippines 2.59 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh?
Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh was 3.21 million in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 77.23 million in 2011.
What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 3.21 million in 2015.
How does Bangladesh rank for population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
Bangladesh ranks 18th out of 64 countries with data for 2015.
Is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
66 places, 931 data points, 2002–2024
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