Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar
Madagascar: Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis was 81.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 81.5% for treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar peaked at 81.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Madagascar 15th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.7% | — |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +263.8% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +36.5% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | +53.1% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | +31.3% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -86.8% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +809.9% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | — |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | — |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +121.2% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +6.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 81.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 69.3%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 81.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.4%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +809.9% | 4.9% | 44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 3.7% | 28.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 0.0% | 47.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 0.0% | 81.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 12 Congo 82.1% compare
- 13 Yemen 81.8% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 81.7% compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 80.5% compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 80.4% compare
- 18 Nepal 79.8% compare
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar?
- Treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Madagascar was 81.5% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Madagascar rank for treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis?
- Madagascar ranks 15th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treatment coverage for lymphatic filariasis rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.