Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Myanmar

Myanmar: Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis was 7.31 million in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
7.31 million
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
11th
of 64 countries
All-time high
47.49 million
in 2007
All-time low
7.31 million
in 2024
Years of data
21
2002–2024

Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Myanmar, 2002–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M2002201320242002: 46.0M2003: 47.0M2004: 47.0M2006: 45.7M2007: 47.5M2008: 47.5M2010: 47.0M2011: 41.9M2012: 41.7M2013: 39.5M2014: 37.2M2015: 38.9M2016: 36.0M2017: 34.0M2018: 38.4M2019: 14.8M2020: 14.8M2021: 15.0M2022: 14.1M2023: 8.0M2024: 7.3M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Myanmar is 7.31 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 80.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Myanmar peaked at 47.49 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.31 million, in 2024.

Myanmar ranks 11th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.78 million 45.68 million 47.49 million 6
2010s 36.94 million 14.80 million 46.99 million 10
2020s 11.84 million 7.31 million 15.01 million 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 8 Mozambique, Republic of 11.85 million compare
  2. 9 Sri Lanka 10.46 million compare
  3. 10 South Sudan, Republic of 9.76 million compare
  4. 12 Central African Republic 6.70 million compare
  5. 13 Nepal 5.61 million compare
  6. 14 Chad 5.05 million compare

See the full ranking of 66 places β†’

More population data for Myanmar

All data for Myanmar β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Myanmar?
Population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis in Myanmar was 7.31 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 47.49 million in 2007.
What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 7.31 million in 2024.
How does Myanmar rank for population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis?
Myanmar ranks 11th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
Is population requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar 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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