Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Tanzania
Tanzania: Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis was 35.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Tanzania, 2007–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 35.7% for treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.6% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Tanzania peaked at 51.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2009.
That places Tanzania 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.8% | — |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -91.8% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +2406.1% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +123.7% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -28.8% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -32.3% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +166.1% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -57.9% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | +104.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 35.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.8%, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 35.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.6%, 69% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +2406.1% | 0.6% | 16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 0.6% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 13.8% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 17.4% | 51.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Tanzania?
- Treatment coverage for schistosomiasis in Tanzania was 35.7% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest treatment coverage for schistosomiasis recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
- How does Tanzania rank for treatment coverage for schistosomiasis?
- Tanzania ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treatment coverage for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.