Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Kenya
Kenya: Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis was 1.26 million in 2024. β² Rising
Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Kenya, 2002β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Kenya is 1.26 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.1% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Kenya peaked at 4.32 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 25th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.00 million | 2.99 million | 3.03 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.65 million | 3.03 million | 4.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.51 million | 1.26 million | 4.32 million | 4 |
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More population data for Kenya
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.038 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.40 million (2100)
- Population density 183.07 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.038 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7363 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 85,212 Persons (2050)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.17 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 604,257 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.17 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Kenya?
- Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Kenya was 1.26 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
- Kenya ranks 25th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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