Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Egypt
Egypt: Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis was 98.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Egypt, 2006–2020
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 98.8% for treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Egypt peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 2nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.9% | — |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +149.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -68.8% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +6397.2% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 98.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.6%, 1.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +6397.2% | 1.5% | 96.5% |
| 2007 | +149.1% | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| 2008 | -68.8% | 4.8% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 1.5% | 96.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 94.7% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Egypt?
- Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Egypt was 98.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest treatment coverage for schistosomiasis recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest treatment coverage for schistosomiasis recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for treatment coverage for schistosomiasis?
- Egypt ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is treatment coverage for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.