Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis was 626,049 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Guinea-Bissau, 2011–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 626,049 for population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.99 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 626,049, in 2024.
That places Guinea-Bissau 34th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.58 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.67 million | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.57 million | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.71 million | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | -33.7% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.84 million | +71.3% |
| 2020 | 1.89 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.94 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.99 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 914,231 | -54.1% |
| 2024 | 626,049 | -31.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 626,049 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.38 million, 26% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 626,049 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22 million, 51% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +71.3% | 1.08 million | 1.84 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.53 million | 1.08 million | 1.84 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.47 million | 626,049 | 1.99 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More population data for Guinea-Bissau
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1406 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1572 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,445 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4106 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.132 (2100)
- Population density 165.91 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 302,001 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Guinea-Bissau was 626,049 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 626,049 in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 34th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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