Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in India
India: Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis was 83.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in India, 2001–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 83.8% for treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in India peaked at 83.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.
That places India 9th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.0% | — |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +56.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -39.5% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -91.6% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +2848.8% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +125.4% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | +205.2% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +46.7% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | -43.8% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | -33.4% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | +102.1% |
| 2024 | 83.8% | +21.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 83.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.8%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- India's 83.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 76.2%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +2848.8% | 0.3% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 0.3% | 56.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 41.1% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 34.2% | 83.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in India?
- Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in India was 83.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
- How does India rank for treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis?
- India ranks 9th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Drug coverage out of estimated population who require it.