Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Liberia
Liberia: Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis was 591,765 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Liberia, 2012–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Liberia stood at 591,765. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 78.8% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Liberia peaked at 3.60 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 591,765, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 35th of 64 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.60 million | — |
| 2013 | 2.94 million | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 2.94 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.79 million | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.71 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.38 million | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 2.89 million | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 2.96 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.95 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3.02 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.42 million | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 2.80 million | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 591,765 | -78.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.90 million | 2.38 million | 3.60 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.55 million | 591,765 | 3.42 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 32 Guyana 678,082 compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 674,219 compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 626,049 compare
- 36 Egypt 550,172
- 37 Cambodia 502,982
- 38 Sierra Leone 493,233 compare
More population data for Liberia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,891 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.07 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3986 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.189 (2100)
- Population density 131.49 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 852,118 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.189 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 1,167 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Liberia?
- Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Liberia was 591,765 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.60 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 591,765 in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
- Liberia ranks 35th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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