Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Ghana
Ghana: Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis was 375,612 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Ghana, 2002–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Ghana stood at 375,612. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.1% on the previous year and down 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Ghana peaked at 12.60 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 375,612, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 42nd of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.55 million | 6.00 million | 11.59 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.71 million | 1.31 million | 12.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 884,850 | 375,612 | 1.35 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More population data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 52,232 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.76 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5066 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.141 (2100)
- Population density 296.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.28 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.141 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 7,479 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Ghana?
- Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Ghana was 375,612 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.60 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 375,612 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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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