Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis by country

Drug coverage out of estimated population who require it.

Countries reporting
45
Highest
100.0%
Rwanda
Lowest
0.2%
Brazil
Median
46.8%
Years covered
19
2006–2024
Data points
573

What the numbers show

Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.2% in Brazil.

The median across all reporting countries is 46.8%, and the mean is 49.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 588.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Indonesia (up 40,367.6%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 96.4%).

Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Rwanda 100.0% 2024 up 1,215.8% volatile
2 Egypt 98.8% 2020 down 1.2% volatile
3 China 98.1% 2015 up 360.7% volatile
4 Burkina Faso 89.0% 2024 up 42.7% rising
5 Zambia 87.2% 2023 up 340.3% volatile
6 Togo 86.0% 2024 up 59.2% falling
7 Kenya 84.6% 2024 up 259.9% volatile
8 Laos 82.9% 2024 up 11.5% rising
9 Yemen 78.7% 2022 up 266.0% volatile
10 Cambodia 76.0% 2024 up 117.8% falling
11 Sierra Leone 73.2% 2024 down 21.4% falling
12 Somalia 68.5% 2023 up 3,317.8% volatile
13 Benin 66.2% 2024 up 40.2% volatile
14 Philippines 64.9% 2024 up 338.6% volatile
15 Cameroon 56.3% 2024 down 0.8% volatile
16 Uganda 54.3% 2024 up 108.9% volatile
17 Zimbabwe 53.7% 2024 up 9.8% flat
18 Eswatini 53.5% 2024 up 3.6% volatile
19 Nigeria 49.6% 2024 up 351.2% volatile
20 Angola 48.4% 2024 up 236.0% volatile
21 Guinea 48.0% 2024 up 42.9% rising
22 Liberia 47.4% 2024 up 63.5% volatile
23 Ethiopia 46.8% 2024 up 516.4% rising
24 Sao Tome and Principe 42.8% 2021 down 40.5% falling
25 Eritrea 42.8% 2023 up 141.5% volatile
26 Madagascar 41.4% 2024 up 56.1% volatile
27 Indonesia 40.5% 2024 up 40,367.6% volatile
28 Malawi 40.1% 2024 down 29.5% volatile
29 Senegal 39.7% 2024 down 22.4% volatile
30 Mali 39.3% 2024 up 326.8% volatile
31 Democratic Republic of Congo 38.5% 2024 up 223.1% rising
32 Chad 38.0% 2024 down 34.2% falling
33 Congo 37.0% 2023 up 1,749.5% volatile
34 Ghana 36.6% 2024 up 85.6% volatile
35 Tanzania 35.7% 2024 up 30.6% rising
36 Niger 35.1% 2024 down 62.0% volatile
37 Sudan 35.1% 2022 up 3,253.8% volatile
38 Cote d'Ivoire 27.2% 2024 down 24.6% volatile
39 Central African Republic 13.9% 2024 up 48.1% volatile
40 Mauritania 12.6% 2024 up 31.0% volatile
41 South Sudan 10.7% 2023 down 33.3% volatile
42 Guinea-Bissau 8.5% 2024 down 78.0% volatile
43 Burundi 4.3% 2024 down 90.6% rising
44 Mozambique 1.0% 2023 down 96.4% volatile
45 Brazil 0.2% 2022 down 90.7% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
45 places, 573 data points, 2006–2024
Last refreshed

Drug coverage out of estimated population who require it.