Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Liberia
Liberia: Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness was 3.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Liberia, 2013–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 3.84 million for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Liberia peaked at 3.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.58 million, in 2017.
Liberia ranks 15th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.00 million | 2.58 million | 3.18 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.53 million | 3.16 million | 3.84 million | 5 |
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More population data for Liberia
- 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)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.86 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.86 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,167 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.86 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 3.95 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 3.53 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Liberia?
- Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness in Liberia was 3.84 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 million in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness?
- Liberia ranks 15th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population requiring preventive treatment for river blindness. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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