Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burundi
Burundi: Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis was 4.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burundi, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burundi is 4.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.3% on the previous year and down 90.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burundi peaked at 96.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2024.
That places Burundi 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 63.4% | — |
| 2011 | 43.6% | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | -46.1% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +102.7% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +51.2% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -94.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 4.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.8%, 10% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 4.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.1%, 11% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.0% | 24.8% | 94.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 4.3% | 96.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 40 Mauritania 12.6% compare
- 41 South Sudan 10.7% compare
- 42 Guinea-Bissau 8.5% compare
- 44 Mozambique 1.0% compare
- 45 Brazil 0.2% compare
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burundi?
- Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Burundi was 4.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest treatment coverage for schistosomiasis recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest treatment coverage for schistosomiasis recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for treatment coverage for schistosomiasis?
- Burundi ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treatment coverage for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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 schistosomiasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Drug coverage out of estimated population who require it.